Any place where life is found is called a(n) _________________

Living things need the following to survive. (Check ALL that apply)

Nonliving things in an ecosystem are called ______________

The living things in an ecosystem are called ________________

Which of the following below would be considered abiotic? (Check ALL that apply)

Which of the following below would be considered biotic?

Any one living thing or organism is called a(n) ________________

A group of individuals of a given species that live in a geographic area at a given time is called a(n) _____________________

Includes populations of organisms of different species in a specific area

A community of living organisms (biotic) interacting with the environment (abiotic) in a specific area

The Greek root word "bio" means ___________

Regions of the world with similar climate (weather, temperature) animals, and plants.

Climate means

True or False: Every organism has a habitat and a niche

The place in which an organism lives is called a(n) ________________________

The role an organism has in its ecosystem is called its ___________

An organism that makes its own food through the process of photosynthesis is called a __________________

An organism that feeds on producers or other consumers for food is called a __________________

Organisms that feed on decaying plant and animal matter is called a ___________________

When we played the game "Big Fish" in science, why was it important to add plants to the pond ecosystem?

Fungi, mold, and mushrooms are examples of _________________

Compost is an example of ________________ at work.

What does a bear,dog, snake, elephant, hippo, zebra, and Ms. Verst all have in common?

Duckweed, liverworts, tomato plants, sunflowers, and Oak Trees are all ________________

A large ecosystem with generally the same climate and organisms is called a _________________

Which of the following are factors that determines biomes? (Check ALL that apply)

__________________ is how far north or south a place is from the equator

____________________ is how far west or east a location is from the prime meridian

True or False: Latitude measures from 90 degrees N to 90 degrees S

The height of a place in relation to sea level is called ______________

True or False: The poles of the Earth are very hot

This biome has an average rainfall of 6-22 ft. It is warm all year round and has a very diverse range of species

The main biome that is found in the eastern half of the United States and Europe is the _________________

The biome that has four distinct seasons is ________________

A semi-dry area with very few to no trees and is dominated by grasses is the ___________________ biome

True or False: Grasslands can be found on every continent except Antarctica

Due to drought, wildfires are common in the __________________ biome

A period in an organism's life cycle when growth, development, and (in animals) physical activity are temporarily stopped.

True or False: Because there is so much shelter in the Grasslands, animals do not need to run fast to escape predators, because they have enough places to hide.

The largest land biome

The _____________ is also known as the Northern Coniferous or Boreal Forest

______________________ can be furthered divided into prairies, steppes, and savannas

This biome can be found in Canada, Northern Europe, and Northern Asia

This biome can be further divided into sub tropic, semi-arid, coastal, and polar

True or False: The desert biome can be found on every continent

Jack rabbits, foxes, lizards, and cacti would be found in a ____________ biome

The ________________ is the coldest of all the biomes

Another name for the Deciduous Forest is the ______________ Forest

The permanently frozen ground in the Tundra is called

To help them survive in the cold climate the Tundra animals have extra layers of fat to keep them warm. This is an example of a(n) _______________________

The tundra is located in the ______________________ hemisphere near the _______________ pole.

Any abiotic (non-living) or biotic (living) factor that restricts or reduces the reproduction of organisms in an ecosystem is called a ___________________________

True or False: In the tundra, a major limiting factor is the short time of warm weather

The ___________________________ is the maximum population size of the species that environment can sustain given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the ecosystem

True or False: Because a wetland is partly covered with water, many of the plants and animals of wetlands are found on land and in water

True or False: The plants, soils, and microorganisms of wetlands often act as filters, cleaning water that flows through a wetland

True or False: Plants and animals that live in rivers usually do not also live in oceans

The place where rivers flow into oceans are called _________________

True or False: Coral reefs grow well in water that does not have many nutrients

True or False: Coral reefs grow in deep, dark places in the ocean.

True or False: Fish and organisms in the deep sea have to adapt to cold, darkness, and a very high water pressure

The individual is at the top of a pyramid because an individual is just one living organism and the top of the pyramid is __________