Ecosystems (8.L.1, 8.L.2, 8.L.3) Q&A
ecosystem - (correct answer)All the living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) things that
interact in an area.
biome - (correct answer)A group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar
communities of plants and animals
niche - (correct answer)An organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes
its living.
population - (correct answer)a group of the same species of organisms living in an area
community - (correct answer)ALL living organisms in an area
Predation - (correct answer)An interaction between species in which one species (the
predator) eats the other (the prey).
food chain - (correct answer)The chain of food energy from one type of organism to the
next
parasite - (correct answer)An organism that lives on or in a host; causes harm to the
host
host - (correct answer)an organism in or on which a parasite lives
producer - (correct answer)Anything that can make
its own food to survive
, consumer - (correct answer)Anything that cannot make its own food must EAT to
survive.
herbivore - (correct answer)An organism that eats only plant based foods.
carnivore - (correct answer)An organism that eats the flesh other organisms.
omnivore - (correct answer)An organism -animal or person- that eats food from both
plants and animals.
decomposers - (correct answer)organisms that get energy by breaking down the
remains of dead organisms.
food web - (correct answer)Many inter-connected food chains within an ecosystem
energy pyramid - (correct answer)A diagram that shows the amount of energy/ food that
moves from one feeding level to another in a food web
limiting factors - (correct answer)an abiotic or biotic factor that limits the number of
individuals that can live in an ecosystem.
competition - (correct answer)A relationship that occurs when two or more organisms
need the same resource at the same time. (food, water, habitat)
biodiversity - (correct answer)a variety of living things in a particular ecosystem
symbiosis - (correct answer)A close relationship between two species that benefits at
least one of the species.
ecosystem - (correct answer)All the living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) things that
interact in an area.
biome - (correct answer)A group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar
communities of plants and animals
niche - (correct answer)An organism's particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes
its living.
population - (correct answer)a group of the same species of organisms living in an area
community - (correct answer)ALL living organisms in an area
Predation - (correct answer)An interaction between species in which one species (the
predator) eats the other (the prey).
food chain - (correct answer)The chain of food energy from one type of organism to the
next
parasite - (correct answer)An organism that lives on or in a host; causes harm to the
host
host - (correct answer)an organism in or on which a parasite lives
producer - (correct answer)Anything that can make
its own food to survive
, consumer - (correct answer)Anything that cannot make its own food must EAT to
survive.
herbivore - (correct answer)An organism that eats only plant based foods.
carnivore - (correct answer)An organism that eats the flesh other organisms.
omnivore - (correct answer)An organism -animal or person- that eats food from both
plants and animals.
decomposers - (correct answer)organisms that get energy by breaking down the
remains of dead organisms.
food web - (correct answer)Many inter-connected food chains within an ecosystem
energy pyramid - (correct answer)A diagram that shows the amount of energy/ food that
moves from one feeding level to another in a food web
limiting factors - (correct answer)an abiotic or biotic factor that limits the number of
individuals that can live in an ecosystem.
competition - (correct answer)A relationship that occurs when two or more organisms
need the same resource at the same time. (food, water, habitat)
biodiversity - (correct answer)a variety of living things in a particular ecosystem
symbiosis - (correct answer)A close relationship between two species that benefits at
least one of the species.
