Understanding Ecosystems and Organisms

What is a member?

• A single, self-contained, living thing

• A part of a group

• A preserved part or trace of an animal or plant

• The place where an animal or plant lives

What does an ecologist study?

• The relationships between living things and their environment

• The protection against harm

• The space and conditions around an organism

• A feature that helps identify something

Which of the following is nonliving?

• An animal

• A plant

• Sunlight

• An organism

What is an organism?

• A part of a group

• A single, self-contained, living thing

• A preserved part or trace of an animal or plant

• The place where an animal or plant lives

What is a characteristic?

• A feature that helps identify something

• The protection against harm

• The space and conditions around an organism

• A preserved part or trace of an animal or plant

What is the environment?

• The protection against harm

• The space, conditions, and all the living and nonliving things around an organism

• A preserved part or trace of an animal or plant

• The place where an animal or plant lives

What is a fossil?

• A part of a group

• A single, self-contained, living thing

• A preserved part or trace of an animal or plant that lived in the past

• The place where an animal or plant lives

What is a habitat?

• The protection against harm

• The space and conditions around an organism

• The place where an animal or plant lives

• A feature that helps identify something

What does existence mean?

• A part of a group

• Survival, continued living

• A preserved part or trace of an animal or plant

• The relationships between living things and their environment

What is defense?

• A feature that helps identify something

• The protection against harm

• The space and conditions around an organism

• A single, self-contained, living thing