Ecosystems Vocab

A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment makes up a 

• food web
• ecosystem
• food chain

These organisms only eat meat.

• Carnivores
• Omnivores
• Herbivores
• Detritovores

This is a model representing the many interconnected food chains and and pathways in which energy flows in an ecosystem.

• Food chain
• Food line
• Food web
• Food group

What is a herbivore?

• an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
• an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
• an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals

What is a carnivore?

• an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
• An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
• an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals

An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a 

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

• grass
• dog
• shark
• fish

What is a terrarium?

• a landform
• a dinosaur
• an enclosure with land
• to write about land

Which of the following is a physical adaptation for the underlined animal?

• A snake unhinges its jaw to eat a rabbit it just caught.
• A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to pretend to be dead.
• A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.
• A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.

Which of the following is NOT a behavioural adaptation?

• Making a nest in the crevices of buildings
• Hunting at night
• Collecting food from trash cans
• Having large eyes that can see well in the dark