WorksheetsKelp Forest Vocab
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 6mins
What are the two main parts of an ecosystem?
Animals and plants
Habitat and ecosystem
Habitat and rocks
Living and non living things
What is a food chain?
The flow of energy from one thing to another
The way animals eat each other
The way the sun makes everything
How the plants grow
What is species diversity?
the different animals in an area
the different habitats in an area
the different plants in an area
the different living things (plants and animals) in an area
What is a keystone species?
A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together
A species that lives in or around rocks
Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology
A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone
These species contribute to the physical world around where they live. They modify, create and maintain habitats.
Flagship Species
Predators
Keystone Species
Ecosystem Engineers
Many organisms of the same species living in the same area.
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Community
Many different types of populations living in the same area. All the living things in an area.
Community
Ecosytem
Population
Organism
Producers are important because they
create shade for frogs
smell nice
use energy from the sun to make their own food and are the base of energy pyramids
create homes for birds and squirrels
