Ecology

1. The study of living organisms;
how they affect each other and
their surroundings.
*Ecology

2. *Habitat: is the place
where an organism
lives.
*Environment :is the
surroundings of an
organism.
*Adaptation: a
feature that helps
the organism to
survive in its
environment.

3. *Adaptation

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5. *An example of mimicry: a Viceroy
butterfly looks like the poisonous
Monarch butterfly to fool its predators.

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7. *Predator: an animal
that hunts and eats
other animals.
*Prey: an animal that is
eaten by a predator
*Herbivore: an
organism that feeds on
plants only.
*Carnivore: an
organism that feeds on
animals only.
*Omnivore :an
organism that feeds on
both plants and
animals.

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*The main source of
energy for all living
things is the ……………
*This energy is captured
by …………………..
*Producer: an organism
that can make its own
food
*Consumer: an
organism that feeds on
other organisms.

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*Energy from the sun flows in one
direction .
*Food chain: shows the feeding
relationships of organisms with arrows
representing the energy flow.

11. *Food web
*Can you name:
*2 producers?
*2 consumers?
*2 vertebrates?
*2 invertebrates?
*Write down a food
chain that contains
four organisms.

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* Give examples of ways
humans destroy natural
habitats.
*Over fishing, using nets that are
dragged on sea floor.
*Cutting down trees.
*Polluting rivers, lakes and seas.
*Acid rain: kills fish, destroys plants
and damages buildings.

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