Ecosystems and Food Chains

What parts are included in an ecosystem?

Word that means everything - including plants, animals, rocks, soil and water - that lives in a particular environment.

eco-

A wolf is an example of a/an ___________ because it is at the top of its ecosystem's food chain and has no predators other than humans.

A mouse eats a bug. A snake eats the mouse. A hawk eats the snake. This is an example of a _________.

The African Oxpecker is a type of bird. It eats parasites off the backs of zebras. The Oxpecker gets food and the zebra avoids getting diseases from the ticks. This is an example of __________.

The root word bio- means ___________.

The root word -vore means

A koala is an example of an ___________ because it only eats plants. Options: carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, plantivore

LeBron James is an example of an _________ because he eats plants and animals.