2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt 2pt 3 pt 4 pt 5 pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4pt 5 pt 1pt Energy VocabularyAdaptationsBiomesMiscellaneous
What is needed for all organisms to survive?
A source of energy
How does a producer get energy?
Producers change energy from the sun into food for energy.
How does a consumer get energy?
A producer gets energy from plants or animals.
What do all animals depend on?
All animals depend on plants.
Name four nonliving organisms.
Light, water, temperature, and soil
Energy pyramid
Diagram that compares the amount of energy available at each position, or level, in the feeding order.
The role of a species in an ecosystem.
Niche
All the populations living together in one area
community
All members of a species that live in the same area.
population
The place where a species lives.
habitat
A repeating process or repeating flow of material through a system.
cycle
How does an elk adapt to the taiga biome?
Thick fur
What type of root system would a plant in a desert need?
A large root system that is close to the surface of the ground
What adaptation does an animal have to make in the deep sea
Animals need to adapt to the high water pressure in the deep sea.
Give an example of how an animal in the desert adapts.
Animals in the desert sleep during the day and hunt for food at night.
Name a biome where most trees are the kind that have needles.
The Tiaga
Name a biome that has few trees.
A Grassland
What biome has more species than any other biome?
The tropical rainforest
What biome protects the shore lines from ocean storms, and contains organisms that have provided new kinds of medicines?
Coral Reefs
When decomposers break down the remains of dead organisms. What do they make that can be used by plants?
Nitrogen compounds
Give two examples of decomposers
Flies, earthworms, slugs, and microorganisms like bacteria and fungi
What do all animals depend upon?
Plants
How does a producer get energy?
A producer changes energy from the sun into food for energy.
What is needed for all organisms to survive?
A source of energy
Much of the oxygen in the atmosphere comes from what source?
Plankton in the oceans