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Science Unit 1 flashcards
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- 1PredatorAn animal that kills and eats other animals
- 2ScavengerAn animal that eats anything that is dead
- 3Camouflagea color or pattern which helps an animal blend into its' surroundings to avoid being seen by predators
- 4carrying capacitythe greatest number of individual plants and animals a habitat can support
- 5microhabitatA microhabitat is a small habitat within a bigger habitat
- 6ProducerAny organizer that can make its' own food. It also gets energy from the sun.
- 7ConsumerAny living thing that cannot make its' own food. An example would be a rabbit!
- 8habitatA place where an animal lives or eats or sleeps.
- 9ecosystemAn area that has both living and nonliving things.
- 10CarnivoreAny living thing that eats meat
- 11HerbivoreAnything that eats plants. A plant eater
- 12OmnivoreA plant that eats both meat and veggies. It eats both plants and animals.
- 13PreyAn animal that is killed or hunted by another animal is prey. What is an example of prey?
- 14The food chain is what?sun----> producer -----> consumer
Remember the order!!!
What is an example of a producer and consumer? - 15What do producers get energy from?They get energy from the sun!
- 16What does it mean to recycle?It means to reuse useful materials of an object. Sometimes, we recycle glass bottles so they can be reused or turned into something else.
- 17In the aquarium, which organism is the consumer? Is it the fish or the plant?The fish
- 18What do the fish breathe in, in the fish tank?Oxygen
- 19What do the fish in the fish tank breathe out?They breathe out carbon dioxide or CO2
- 20What is a decomposer? Can you give me an example of one?Example: mushroom, fungi, worms
A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead animals or plants into smaller pieces. - 21What are the three stages of the water cycle in order?evaporation, condensation, precipitation
- 22What is evaporation?This is when the sun heats the water. The water then rises as a gas or "water vapor" into the air.
- 23What is condensation?Water Vapor cools and turns back into a liquid.
- 24What is precipitation. Can you give me a few examples of precipitation?Precipitation occurs when the clouds become too full. They cannot hold the liquid anymore. The liquid falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
- 25Humans are examples of producer or consumer?Humans are examples of consumers because we cannot make our own food. We must get food from somewhere else.
- 26Which one is the predator and which one is the prey? A lion and a rabbitrabbit: prey
lion: predator
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- The following flashcards are for the Science Unit 1 Ecosystem 3rd Grade Exam.
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