Understanding Ecosystems

What is the definition of an ecosystem?

• A) A group of buildings

• B) A community of organisms interacting with their environment

• C) A group of toys

• D) A type of car

Fill in the blank: Every ecosystem has its own "______".

• A. cars

• B. buildings

• C. food chain

What is a food chain?

• Living things connected by what they eat and what they are eaten by

• A list of different animals

• Things that are not living in the ecosystem

Fill in the blank: Every food chain is _______.

• A. broken

• B. connected

• C. separate

What is a predator?

• A. An animal that eats plants

• B. An animal that hunts and eats other animals

• C. An animal that flies

Fill in the blank: A hawk is an example of a predator because it ______.

• A. eats plants

• B. hunts and eats small animals like mice

• C. flies

What is 'prey'?

• A. An animal that is hunted by another animal

• B. An animal that hunts other animals

• C. An animal that eats plants.

Fill in the blank: A mouse is an example of a ______ because an owl might catch and eat it.

• A) Predator

• B) Prey

• C) Plant

What is a producer?

• A. A living thing that makes its own food

• B. A non-living thing that provides energy

• C. A living thing that eats

Fill in the blank: A tree is an example of a producer because it makes its own food using _______.

• A. water

• B. soil

• C. sunlight