| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Food Chain | The way energy moves through ecosystems |
| Carnivore | An animal that eats only other animals |
| Pollution | Something that can change a food chain |
| Community | Groups of different animals and plants living together |
| Ecosystem | A community of plants, animals, and non-living things in an environment. |
| Salinity | Amount of salt in something |
| Population | Group of the same species living in the same place at the same time. |
| Decomposer | A living thing that breaks down dead plants or animals. |
| Producer | A living thing that can make its own food. |
| What ecosystems have a large variety of plants and animals | Tropical rain forests and coral reefs |
| If an ecosystem has lots of space then it can contain _____ living things. | Many |
| What are the kinds of plants that can live in the mangrove swamp limited by | Salt |
| What eats only meat | Carnivore |
| What are three things that can change food chains and webs | fire, flood, pollution |
| Producers, consumers, and decomposers are the three levels of _____ | A food chain |
| Poaching | Illegally hunting and killing animals |
| Conservation | What humans do to help save animals & plants from becoming endangered |
| What is the main source of energy for all living things | The sun |
| What are the most basic parts of an ecosystem | Living and non-living things |
| What eats both plants and animals | Omnivore |
| What has flat, short teeth for grinding | Herbivore |
| Is a mouse a consumer | Yes |
| Can a mouse, a hawk, a worm and a plant all be part of a community | Yes |
| Where do animals that are adapted to changing water saltiness live | Mangrove Swamp |
| A population is ________ a community | part of |
| Is a mouse a predator of a hawk | No, a prey |
| Explain what it means when food chains overlap | Consumers can share food in each other's food chains |
| What can happen if too many deer live in a habitat | There won't be enough food & they will have to compete for food, or move or die. |
| When the hawk dies, will producers break down the dead hawk's body | No, decomposers will. |
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