Question

predator vs. prey
name: mikaylen sears
class: 5th period
teacher: jones
date: 9/9/25
directions: complete each sentence with a word from the bank.
word bank
grass shrimp\tlion\tpredators\tvegetation
ecosystem\tdesert snake
prey\tsaltwater\tenvironment\tsea sponge

1. food webs vary from one __________ to another.
2. an ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical __________.
3. __________ eat other organisms.
4. __________ are eaten by other organisms.
5. freshwater and __________ ecosystems are both water - based environments with organisms that live in and around bodies of water.
6. an example of a food chain found in a river ecosystem may look like this:

great blue heron ➔ shortnose sturgeon ➔ __________

1. an example of a food chain found in a coral reef ecosystem may look like this:

reef shark ➔ angelfish ➔ __________

1. an example of a food chain found in a savanna ecosystem may look like this:

__________ ➔ jackal ➔ chameleon

1. deserts are arid, or dry, ecosystems with warm climates and little __________.
2. an example of a food chain found in a desert ecosystem may look like this:

hawk ➔ __________ ➔ kangaroo rat

Explanation:

1.

Food webs are different in different ecosystems. So the word "ecosystem" fits here.

An ecosystem includes organisms and their physical environment. So "environment" is the right word.

Predators are organisms that eat other organisms. So "Predators" (capitalized as it's the start of the sentence) is correct.

Answer:

ecosystem

2.