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Understanding Ecosystems

Vocabulary

Question: *ALL* the living and nonliving things around us make up our...
Answer: environment

Question: Variety in living things is called
Answer: diversity

Question: The living and nonliving things in a PARTICULAR place
Answer: An ecosystem

Question: All the groups of plants and animals living in the same ecosystem
Answer: A community

Question: Harmful substances mixed with water, air, or soil
Answer: pollution

Vocabulary 2

Question: All the living and nonliving things around us
Answer: environment

Question: Having to do with the nonliving factors of an ecosystem
Answer: abiotic

Question: A group of the same kind of plant or animal living in an ecosystem
Answer: population

Question: Having to do with the living factors of an ecosystem
Answer: biotic

Question: Work done to repair damaged ecosystems
Answer: habitat restoration

Questions

Question: In which climate would ecosystems have the most diversity?

taiga
savannah
tropical rain forest
desert

Answer: tropical rain forest

Question: Mrs. Quinn's lawn is an ecosystem.  It includes air, soil, grass, earthworms, insects and birds.  Mrs. Quinn puts extra water and fertilizer on her lawn.

True or false- When Mrs. Quinn puts the extra water and fertilizer on her lawn, all parts of the ecosystem will change because everything in an ecosystem interacts

Answer: true!

Question: How are weeds helpful?
Answer: Weeds prevent soil erosion because their roots keep soil from washing away after a rainstorm

Question: What are the parts of an ecosystem?
Answer: Living and nonliving

Question: How do humans affect ecosystems positively and negatively?
Answer: Positively- planting trees, creating ponds, finding ways to reduce air pollution in cars, etc.

Negatively- destroying habitats, polluting the air by burning gasoline, etc


Examples

Question: A landfill closes. The city then covers the top with soil and plants trees.  What is this an example of?
Answer: habitat restoration

Question: a giraffe is an example of a living or nonliving part of an ecosystem?
Answer: living

Question: Climate is an example of a living or nonliving part of an ecosystem?
Answer: nonliving

Question: 1 plant or animal is considered a population or an individual?
Answer: individual

Question: A flock of geese is considered a population or an individual?
Answer: population



Biotic or Abiotic?

Question: water is an example of....
Answer: an abiotic factor 

Question: earthworms are an example of....
Answer: a biotic factor

Question: trees are an example of
Answer: a biotic factor

Question: sunlight is an example of...
Answer: an abiotic factor

Question: soil is an example of
Answer: an abiotic factor