Power Words List 10 PRACTICE

Front

What happened to the wolf population between 1980 and 1982?

Back

The wolf population decreased rapidly.

Front

Which of the following is a limiting factor in an ecosystem?

Back

Scarcity of food.

Front

What term describes the maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely?

Back

Carrying Capacity.

Front

What is the role of a predator in an ecosystem?

Back

To hunt and consume prey.

Front

Which of the following best describes mutualism?

Back

Both organisms benefit.

Front

What is an ecosystem?

Back

A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.

Front

Define biodiversity.

Back

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

Front

What is the difference between a producer and a consumer?

Back

Producers create their own food through photosynthesis; consumers eat other organisms.

Front

What is a decomposer?

Back

An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.