Texas Science Chapter 9: Lesson 2

What is a niche?

• A type of bird

• A place especially good for something

• A kind of flower

• A type of insect

What do woodpeckers primarily eat?

• Seeds

• Grass

• Insects

• Flowers

What is pollination?

• The process of making honey

• The transfer of pollen from one flower to another

• The growth of a new plant

• The process of making seeds

What might happen if all the bees were removed from a meadow?

• More flowers would grow

• Many plants would not be able to make seeds

• The number of insects would increase

• The number of birds would increase

What do voles eat?

• Insects

• Grass

• Seeds

• Flowers

What might happen if all the frogs were removed from a pond ecosystem?

• The number of grasshoppers would decrease

• The amount of grass would increase

• The number of grasshoppers would increase

• The number of snakes would increase

What do frogs provide energy for in a pond ecosystem?

• Grasshoppers

• Snakes

• Bees

• Voles

What is pollen?

• A type of seed

• A yellowish powder made by a flower

• A type of insect

• A kind of bird

What role do bees play in the ecosystem?

• They eat grasshoppers

• They pollinate flowers

• They provide food for snakes

• They eat seeds

What might happen to hawks if the number of snakes goes down?

• The number of hawks would increase

• The number of hawks would stay the same

• The number of hawks would go down

• The number of hawks would go up and down