The Ecosystem
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. bee
A. Long legless reptile that slithers
2. caterpillar
B. Tall plant with a trunk and branches
3. bird
C. A person who uses goods or services (plural)
4. producers
D. Someone who manufactures something (plural)
5. butterfly
E. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
6. consumers
F. Protective covering that provides protection from the weather
7. tree
G. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat
8. river
H. Any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter
9. shelter
I. What we eat to get energy and grow
10. food
J. Long stream of water flowing to the sea
11. water
K. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
12. air
L. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain
13. koala
M. Diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
14. pollination
N. A mixture of gases required for breathing
15. snake
O. Transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
16. manure
P. A wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth