Science Quiz 8

3. – a flat grassland of North America
4. the moisture that condenses on plants as they cool in the night
7. – a deep winter sleep to store energy
8. – the plants of a food chain; plants that produce their own food
10. – the animals of a food chain; animals that find and consume food for energy
13. – the natural home of a plant or animal
14. – a large open area of grasses used by grazing animals, grasslands have more grasses than any other plant
16. – where animals find drinking water
17. – a small mammal such as a mouse
18. – a group of birds
20. – water having much salt such as in ocean habitats
21. – the movement from one place to another with the change of seasons
22. A healthy Habitat is _________ that means there is not too much of one kind of plant or animal living there

1. – water having very little salt such as in a lake, pond, river, or stream
2. – a group of grazing animals that stay together for protection
5. – an animal that depends on grasses for food: Grasslands have a lot of grazers
6. – the energy transfer from one living thing to another for survival: all begins with sunlight energy
9. predator –an animal at the top of the food chain with no natural enemies
11. are producers because they produce their own food energy that others can use. A small herbivore continues the food chain by eating or consuming the plant for energy. This is why we call animals consumers of the food.
12. The two main kinds of water habitats are
15. an organism that helps to break down dead things; things that are not eaten
19. The animals that live in a __________ need 4 important things – space, shelter, water, and food