Living/Nonliving
A nonliving organism in an ecosystem
What is an Abiotic Factor
Only eats meat
What is a carnivore
This is the source of all energy on earth
What is the sun
Give an example of an abiotic factor
weather, water, soil, sand
Animal that hunts for it's food
What is a predator
A living organism in an ecosystem
What is a Biotic Factor
Only eats plants
What is a herbivore
These are organisms that make their own food
What are producers
Name three things plants need to complete photosynthesis
Animal that is eaten by a predator
What is prey
Eats both plants and animals
What is an omnivore
The organism that eats the producer is called this
What is the primary consumer
Give an example of a decomposer
What is a worm, insects, bacteria
Organism that cannot make its own food
What is a consumer
Fungus is an example of this
What is a Biotic Factor
A consumer that eats a producer
What is an herbivore
phytoplankton --> clams --> walrus --> orca. The organism that is the producer in this food chain
What is phytoplankton
The vocabulary word for how an organism acts within it's ecosystem
What is niche
Organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis
What is a producer
The difference between a population and a community
What is a population is one species and community is multiple species
Why do we need predators in our ecosystem?
phytoplankton --> clams --> walrus --> orca. The consumer at the top of the food chain.
What is the orca
The symbiotic relationship where both species benefit from the other
What is mutualism
Organism that obtains nutrients from dead organisms around it
What is a decomposer