Transcript Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The Science Edition – Chapter 4

Who Wants to be a
Millionaire?
The Science Edition – Chapter 4
Thanks to Mrs. Stortzum for
creating this study tool.
A living thing
that is hunted for
food.
prey
All the living and
nonliving things in an
area that interact with
each other.
ecosystem
The study of
interactions between
living things and their
environment.
ecology
An animal that eats
both plants and
animals.
omnivore
An animal that
eats only
producers.
herbivore
The process in which
a liquid changes
directly to a gas.
evaporation
The place where
an organism
lives.
habitat
The process in
which a gas changes
to a liquid.
condensation
Overlapping
food chains.
Food
web
The continuous transfer
of carbon between the
atmosphere and living
things.
Carbon
cycle
A mouse is _____ to
carnivores such as
hawks and owls.
prey
Soil is an example of
a(n) _________ factor
in an ecosystem.
abiotic
Organisms that
break down dead
matter.
decomposers
Gardeners can
recycle plant
materials in a
________.
compost
Something that
feeds only on the
remains of dead
animals.
scavenger
Denitrifying bacteria
play an important role
in the ________
cycle.
nitrogen
What does the
burning of fossil fuels
release into the air?
Carbon
dioxide
A plant is an example
of a(n) _________
factor in an
ecosystem.
biotic
Rain, snow,
sleet, and hail.
precipitation
All the deer in a forest
population make up a(n)
______________.
community
Energy is passed from
producers to consumers
to decomposers in a(n)
_________________.
Food
chain
Evaporation
happens in which
cycle?
Water
cycle
All populations in
an area make up a
___________.
community
A mountain lion eats
only other animals, so it
is a _________.
carnivore
What a species eats and the
kind of environment it
needs to live in are both
factors that help determine
that species’ ________.
niche
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