Weathering and Erosion | Oh Deer! | Food Chains and Food Webs | More Food, Please! | Ecosystems |
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By freezing within cracks of rock.
Ice causes the weathering of rock by _________.
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Water, shelter, food, space
What are the four basic things that every living thing needs?
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The sun
Every food chain begins with __________________.
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Herbivore
A living thing that only eats plants
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Biotic
A living thing
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It expands
When ice freezes, what happens to it?
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There will not be enough resources to go around. BONUS: What will then happen to the deer?
If there are too many deer in one habitat, what will happen to the resources in that area?
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Producer
A living thing that gets it's energy from the sun
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Decomposer
An earthworm is an example of a __________.
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Abiotic
A nonliving thing
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Weathering
The breakdown of rock into sediment
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Camoflauge
When an animal can change it's appearance in order to be successful in it's habitat
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Carnivore
A living thing that only eats meat
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Answers vary - fish, berries
What might give it's energy to a bear?
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Answers vary
Describe an interaction between a biotic component and an abiotic component
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A rapid change
A volcanic eruption is what type of change to the Earth?
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An adaptation
A physical trait of an organism that will help make it successful in it's habitat
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Omnivore
A living thing that eats both meat and plants
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A decomposer breaks down dead things and returns its nutrients and energy to the soil
What is the job of a decomposer?
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A place where biotic and abiotic components interact
What is an ecosystem?
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Weathering breaks down rocks and erosion carries the broken pieces away
How do weathering and erosion work together?
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They will greatly increase. BONUS: What will happen after the populations increase?
If there are lots of resources (basic needs) in one habitat, what will happen to the animal populations in that area?
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Sun-->grass-->bunny-->snake-->eagle-->bacteria
Put this food chain in order: bunny, grass, snake, sun, eagle, bacteria
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A food chain shows only one path of energy. A food web has many paths of energy.
How is a food web different from a food chain?
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Savannah, tropical rainforest, temperate forest, desert, marine, freshwater, taiga, tundra
Name at least 3 biomes that we studied
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