Ecology

Question 1

Habitat

Answer 1

The place where a plant or animal lives eg. Seashore, dessert

Question 2

Ecosystem

Answer 2

This is all the plants and animals interacting with each other and the environment eg. All the seashores, desserts

Question 3

Producers

Answer 3

Are plants that make food

Question 4

Consumers

Answer 4

Are animals that get their food by eating plants and other animals

Question 5

Decomposers

Answer 5

Are organisms that feed on dead plants and animals eg.bacteria, fungi

Question 6

What does a food chain show

Answer 6

How organisms are linked by what they eat. The first feeding level in a food chain is the producer

Question 7

Give an example of a food chain

Answer 7

Grass > eaten by > rabbit >eaten by > fox

Question 8

What is a food web

Answer 8

A number of food chains connected together

Question 9

Adaptation

Answer 9

Adaption is a feature or habit that helps an organism survive in its environment
Ex. Rabbits have large ears so they can hear foxes
Caterpillars are the same colour as leaves they eat, this helps prevent predators from finding them

Question 10

Competition

Answer 10

This is when organisms are fighting for resources
Eg. Trees compete with each other for sun light and mineral
Foxes compete with each other for food

Question 11

Interdependence

Answer 11

This is how living things depend on each other to survive
Eg. Animals depend on plants for food, plants depend on animals such as bees to spread pollen
Animals depend on other animals eg.foxes depend on rabbits for food

Question 12

What is ecology

Answer 12

The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment

Question 13

What are the four devices/methods for collecting plants and animals from a habitat

Answer 13

A pooter
A sweep net
A beating stick
A pitfall trap

Question 14

How would you use a pooter

Answer 14

To suck up insects. A Gauze on one tube prevents insects from being swallowed

Question 15

How do you use a seep net

Answer 15

Sweep through long grass/hedges and collect insects

Question 16

How is a beating Tray used

Answer 16

Beat a tree with a stick. Causes animals /insects to fall out

Question 17

How do you use a pitfall trap

Answer 17

Dig a hole in the ground and put a slate over it. Small animals and insects should fall into it

Question 18

What are the two eats to count organisms in a habitat

Answer 18

Using a quadrant or a line transect

Question 19

What is a quadrant and how do you use it

Answer 19

A quadrant is used to estimate plant numbers, it’s placed ok. The ground at random about ten throws are made and you find the percentage of each plant in each quadrant overall and then shown on a bar chart

Question 20

What is a line transect and what is it used for

Answer 20

Shows how the number of plants change from one side of the habitat to another. Get a rope and tie knots at every metre. Put each end of the rope of either side of the habitat see which plants show up frequently.

Question 21

What is acid rain

Answer 21

When fossil fuels are burned they release carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide
These gases dissolve in rainwater or form carbonic acid and sulfric acid
This forms acid rain which erodes stone buildings, statues and damages plants

Question 22

What is soil pollution caused by w

Answer 22

Presides fertilisers and acid rain

Question 23

How is water pollution caused

Answer 23

Water pollution is caused by fertilisers sewage and oil. These cause algae bloom to grow in the water, the bloom removes the oxygen and fish die

Question 24

What is waste managment

Answer 24

Waste managment means getting rid of waste properly. Waste can be incinerated and put into landfill sites

Question 25

What is recycling

Answer 25

Waste such as paper glass and plastic can be used again (recycled)

Question 26

What is conversation

Answer 26

The protection,preservation and careful use of our natural resources