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What ecosystem is a cold region where the ground beneath the surface is frozen all year? Some grasses grow, but trees cannot grow.
What ecosystem is a cold region where the ground beneath the surface is frozen all year? Some grasses grow, but trees cannot grow.
tundra
What is the driest ecosystem with a limited water supply? It has hot, dry weather and sandy soil.
What is the driest ecosystem with a limited water supply? It has hot, dry weather and sandy soil.
desert
What ecosystem has some that are tropical and some that have a mild, rainy climate?
What ecosystem has some that are tropical and some that have a mild, rainy climate?
rainforest
What ecosystem is covered with grasses and receives a medium amount of rain?
What ecosystem is covered with grasses and receives a medium amount of rain?
grassland
What ecosystem has the ground covered with water for at least part of the year, and is made up of swamps and marshes?
What ecosystem has the ground covered with water for at least part of the year, and is made up of swamps and marshes?
wetlands
What is an ecosystem?
What is an ecosystem?
All the living and nonliving things that interact in an environment.
What kind of scientist studies fossils?
What kind of scientist studies fossils?
paleontologist
What is a fossil?
What is a fossil?
remains or mark of an animal or plant that lived long ago
What are all the members of one species that live within an area of an ecosystem called?
What are all the members of one species that live within an area of an ecosystem called?
population
What does it mean to use what you need as efficiently as possible?
What does it mean to use what you need as efficiently as possible?
conservation
What is an example of an animal that lives in the tundra?
What is an example of an animal that lives in the tundra?
arctic fox or caribou
What is an example of an animal that lives in the desert?
What is an example of an animal that lives in the desert?
coyotes or lizards
What is an example of an animal that lives in the rainforest?
What is an example of an animal that lives in the rainforest?
spotted owl or banana slugs
What is an example of an animal that lives in the grassland?
What is an example of an animal that lives in the grassland?
grasshoppers, prairie chickens, or bison
What is an example of an animal that lives in the wetlands?
What is an example of an animal that lives in the wetlands?
insects, alligators, or frogs
When scientists find fossils of sea creatures on top of a landform, what does that tell you about the landform?
When scientists find fossils of sea creatures on top of a landform, what does that tell you about the landform?
The landform was once covered in water.
When scientists dig and find fossils, the most recent fossils are found on the _________ layer of Earth, while the oldest fossils are on the ___________ layers of Earth.
When scientists dig and find fossils, the most recent fossils are found on the _________ layer of Earth, while the oldest fossils are on the ___________ layers of Earth.
recent = top oldest=bottom
What preserves all the hard and soft parts of an animal?
What preserves all the hard and soft parts of an animal?
a fossil in amber
What gives clues about a living thing's activities such as where it lived and what it ate?
What gives clues about a living thing's activities such as where it lived and what it ate?
trace fossils
Name an example of trace fossils.
Name an example of trace fossils.
tracks in the mud (footprints), a nest, or an eggshell
What is petroleum, and why is it considered a nonrenewable resource?
What is petroleum, and why is it considered a nonrenewable resource?
Oil - It is used faster than it can be replaced.
What are trees, water, soil, minerals, and sunlight known as?
What are trees, water, soil, minerals, and sunlight known as?
natural resources
Name two fossil fuels.
Name two fossil fuels.
coal and oil
What is a resource that can't be replaced when it runs out? Give three examples.
What is a resource that can't be replaced when it runs out? Give three examples.
nonrenewable resource - oil, coal, natural gas, iron, or steel
What is a resource that can be replaced and won't run out? Give three examples.
What is a resource that can be replaced and won't run out? Give three examples.
renewable resource - solar energy, wind energy, water, or oxygen
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