WorksheetsGrade 5 Unit 4 What is an ecosystem? Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
All the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism is considered the organism's _______________________.
population
environment
niche
ecosystem
Parts of living things in an environment, plants, animals, and other organisms are __________________ parts.
biotic
abiotic
______________________________ parts of an environment include climate, water, soil, light, air, and nutrients.
Biotic
Abiotic
A(n ) _______________________________ is all the organisms living in one place together with their enviroment.
habitat
population
ecosystem
community
A group of organisms of the same species in an ecosystem is called a ____________________________.
habitat
community
population
A _________________________________ consists of all the populations that live and interact in an area.
niche
community
environment
Interaction between populations to meet needs is called _______________________________________.
mimicry
competition
adaptation
diversity
Resources such as food, water, shelter and space needed to support a certain number of organisms are called __________________.
adaptations
diversity
limiting factors
A ___________________________ is the place where an organism lives within an ecosystem.
community
habitat
climate
The role or function in an organism's ecosystem is considered the organism's _______________________________.
niche
community
population
The variety of different species that live in an ecosystem is an indicator of the ecosystem's ______________________________.
adaptation
climate
diversity
The average weather in an area over time is ________________________________.
equitorial
diverse
climate
An adaptation is
a behavior that help an animal live.
any characteristic that helps a living thing survive.
the ability of an organism to look like or immitate another organism.
The behaviors that animals know how to do without being taught are ____________________________.
instincts
mimicry
habitats
Animals that have long periods of inactivity, like sleeping, _____________________.
adapt
mimic
hibernate
