Ecosystems

A COMMUNITY is populations of different species that live in the same area at the same time.

• True

• False

A POPULATION is all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time.

• True

• False

_______________ are flat grassy areas with a variety of animals.

• Grasslands

• Species

• Habitats

• Deserts

A ________ is a group of organisms that produce off spring like themselves.

• population

• community

• habitat

• species

________ is to grow in a strong and healthy way.

• Perish

• Drought

• Flood

• Thrive

A BIOME is one of the 8 major land areas of the world that is home to specific plant and animal populations and is defined by its climate.

• True

• False

A _______ is an overflow of water onto land that is normally dry.

• perish

• flood

• drought

• habitat

Which is not a way that building highways affects an ecosystem?

• takes up land used by plants

• cuts off animals from food and water

• makes more space for plants to grow

• makes it dangerous for animals to cross highways

Which organism would most likely be found thriving in a deciduous forest in East Texas?

• A white-tailed deer

• An Artic fox

• a black rhinoceros

• All of the above

An ecosystem that does not meet the needs of the organisms that live there may cause the organisms to _______.

• thrive

• perish

• undergo metamorphosis

• all of the above