Food Chain roles
Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis
Producers
An ecosystem is...
A physical environment composed of all the living organisms and non-living components interacting together
Name something that is Biotic and something that is Abiotic
Biotic - Anything living in a community (ie. Animals, plants, bacteria)
Abiotic - Anything non-living in a community (water, wind, sunlight)
Give me an example of a Tertiary consumer in an ocean biome
Sharks, Dolphins, Whales, Swordfish
Organisms that are consumers, but only feed on dead animals.
Scavengers
Herbivores eat only plants... Carnivores eat only other animals... which means that animals that eat both are?...
Omnivores
a group of living organisms with similar genes that are capable of interbreeding
What are the 4 things organisms need to survive?
Food, Water, Air, Shelter
Give me an example of a producer in a jungle biome
Trees, small plants/bushes, fruit trees
Bioaccumulation is...
The increase of harmful chemicals being eaten in a food chain.
The one who eats the plants
Primary Consumer
A biome is...
a region or location that has specific species of plants and animals and a specific climate
Is a log abiotic?
Yes
Insects, sloths, certain species of monkeys, capybara, birds, reptiles
Succession is?
When species are replaced by other species over time.
When the top of the food chain dies, who these organism help break down their bodies into the soil to start the cycle again.
Decomposers
Abiotic beings are...
the non-living components of an ecosystem, including sunlight, water, soil, rock, and air.
What is a limiting factor?
Anything in nature that stops a plant or animal population on from growing larger.
From bottom to top, write the proper order of a food pyramid/chain (5 levels)
Decomposers, producers, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain shows who eats what in a linear path. A food web shows many food chains and the relationships between multiple organisms.
The top of the food chain/web... does not get eaten
Tertiary Consumer
A community is...
a group of two or more species that are interconnected and that occupy the same geographical region
Name 3 limiting factors
Food, Predators, Competition, Disease, Water, Space, Temperature, Natural Disasters, Water Pollution
Name an example of a decomposer
Fungi, bacteria, and invertebrates, such as worms, snails, and insects
The process in which plants make their own food is called?
Photosynthesis