2. FOOD CHAINS PRAIRIEVS.FOREST

3. PRAIRIE

4. Describe four things the prairie dogs need to live that they obtain from their habitat.

5. HABITAT  Shelter, food, water, protection from predators

6. What is the smallest unit of organization in an ecosystem ? Give four examples from the diagram.

7. INDIVIDUAL ORGANISM  Owl, snake, prairie dog, bison

8. Describe two of the prairie dog’s adaptations and how it helps the prairie dog to survive.

9. ADAPTATIONS 

10. What level of ecological organization do all of the owls in a certain area represent ?

11. OWLS  Population...

12. Is the prairie soil a biotic factor or an abiotic factor ? Explain your answer.

13. PRAIRIE SOIL  Abiotic = nonliving

14. Describe three factors that could limit the growth of the prairie dog population.

15. LIMITING FACTORS  Competition for food and shelter,

16. FOREST

17. Name the biotic factors in this ecosystem.

18. biotic factors 

19. Name the abiotic factors in this ecosystem.

20. abiotic factors 

21. Which organisms shown are producers ?

22. PRODUCERS 

23. Which organisms shown are consumers ?

24. CONSUMERS 

25. What would happen to the other organisms if all the plants in this ecosystem died ?

26. Use the organisms pictured in this ecosystem to construct a food chain.

27. FLY  FISH  BEAR

28. FOOD CHAIN

29. Who is the herbivore ?

30. HERBIVORE 

31. Who or what is the producer ?

32. PRODUCER 

33. Where does the producer get its food ?

34. Who is the carnivore ?

35. CARNIVORE 

36. Use the organisms pictured in this ecosystem to construct a food chain.