Chapter 8 - Ecosystems

True or false: Predators help control population sizes.

There is competition between animals when they share the same limited _________.

An animal that eats only plants is called a ____________.

Fish and berries are resources that meet a bear's need for ________.

When animals live in groups, what advantages do they have?

All the populations, communities, and habitats make up an ___________.

What connects several food chains?

Why were there no carnivores before the fall? (use the Bible teaching in your answer).

What moves through a food chain from one living thing to another living thing?

A living thing that makes its own food and gets its energy directly from the sun is a consumer.

True or false: Animals in groups can find food easily.

Living things grow, develop, interact, and _________ with things around them.

In a changed ecosystem, what characteristic can help an organism survive?

An animal that eats both plants and animals is called a ______________.

What can change an ecosystem?

True or false: An ecosystem includes living and nonliving things.

When the temperature gets cold, why would a deer survive well?

What is a pineapple plant?

True or false: All populations make up an ecosystem.

When you go fishing, how can you show that you care for the earth?