Ecosystems 1
Name 3 types of decomposers
worms, mushrooms, bacteria
T_____________ ecosystems are on land.
Terrestrial
________________ make their own food.
Plants
Food chains always start with a __________
Producer.
Tell us three examples of SPECIES.
Open answer (dogs, cats, foxes, mice, eagles, etc.)
A_______________ ecosystems are on water.
Aquatic
Plants obtain their energy from:
Plants obtain their matter from:
Sun
Water/air
Food chains show pictures of the living things, joined by _________
arrows.
______ has weight and takes up space
Matter
________________ has no weight and does not take up space
Energy
_______________ are consumers. They feed on other living things.
Animals
After decomposers, where does the matter go that once made up an organism?
Into the soil and air
All the different populations of living things that live together in the same ecosystem is a C____________.
community.
An important part of ecosystems are the R____________ between living things and the environment.
relationships
Herbivores are _____________ consumers. They only feed on plants.
primary consumers
When making a model, you MUST include what 3 things
Pictures, labels, arrows