Ecosystems 101
What is an ecosystem?
A community of living things and their environment
What is competition?
Organisms that are trying to use the same resource.
What is pollution?
Harmful materials entering the environment.
What is the basic unit of life?
A cell.
What is Ms. Clements' son's name?
Brooks
What is the role of the Sun in most ecosystems?
It is the original source of energy.
What is a prey?
An animal that is hunted
What are the types of pollution?
Air, water, land, noise
What structure controls the activities of the cell? AKA the brain of the cell
Nucleus
What is Ms. Clements favorite color?
Green
What is a consumer?
An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms
What is a predator?
An animal that hunts another animal.
What is habitat destruction?
When an organism's home is damaged or removed.
What organ system breaks down food?
Digestive system
What is Ms. Clements' new last name?
Dyer
What is a decomposer?
An organism that breaks down dead organisms.
What are the resources that organisms compete for? Name at least 3
Food, water, space, sunlight, shelter.
What is biodiversity?
The living things in an ecosystem
What organ system helps you breathe?
Respiratory system
What does Ms. Clements do in her free time? Name at least 2
Yoga, reading, camping, baking, going to the park and the beach
What is a food chain?
A model showing how energy moves from one organism to another.
What happens if a prey population decreases?
Predator populations may decrease.
What are ways humans can help ecosystems?
Recycling, planting trees, reducing pollution, etc.
Why do organisms need food? 2 reasons
For energy and growth
Where is Ms. Clements going on her honeymoon?
Greece