Unit 5

Front

What is a top predator?

Back

An animal that is at the top of the food chain and has no natural predators.

Front

What do all living things depend on?

Back

Plants.

Front

Which of the following is NOT a consumer?

Back

Grass.

Front

What is a species?

Back

A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other.

Front

The passing of genetic traits (DNA) from parent to offspring is __________.

Back

Heredity.

Front

What is an ecosystem?

Back

A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

Front

Define biodiversity.

Back

The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

Front

What is a herbivore?

Back

An animal that primarily eats plants.

Front

What is a carnivore?

Back

An animal that primarily eats other animals.