Biotic or Abiotic
An animal in an ecosystem
What is a biotic factor?
Animals that only eat meat
What are carnivores?
This is the source of all energy on earth.
What is the sun?
Carrot ---> Rabbit---> Snake---> Hawk
Given the above example of a food chain, which animal is a source of energy for a snake?
What is a rabbit?
You might find sand, cacti, lizards, snakes, and very little rainfall here.
What is a desert?
A pond in an ecosystem
What is an abiotic factor?
Animals that eat only plants.
What are herbivores?
These are organisms that make their own food and are after the sun in a food chain.
What are producers?
This is the term known for how much salt is in an aquatic ecosystem.
What is salinity?
It is common to find very little vegetation/plants, polar bears, and other arctic creatures in this cold ecosystem.
What is a tundra?
The weather is an example of this
What is abiotic factor?
I am this type of consumer because I enjoy fish from the river and berries from the forest.
What is an omnivore?
These organisms eat producers.
What are consumers?
The first abiotic factor in a food chain.
What is the sun?
This ecosystem is known for it's high salinity, diverse fish populations, and creatures such as sharks, dolphins, and whales.
What is the ocean?
Fungus is an example of this
What is biotic factor? (Decomposer)
I am this type of consumer because I enjoy tasty frogs, snakes, and mice.
What is a carnivore?
What are the 3 main groups of consumers?
What are herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores?
The interconnection of food chains creating a more complex visual of the flow of energy in an ecosystem.
What is a food web?
This terrestrial ecosystem is known for it's fertile soil, lack of trees, and animals like prairie dogs and bison.
What is a grassland?
The sun in an ecosystem
What is an abiotic factor?
Why do we need predators in our ecosystem?
Predators help prevent the overpopulation of prey and by ridding an ecosystem of old, sick, or injured prey, it also help prevent the spread of diseases.
Organisms such as termites, worms, and fungi that break down dead or decaying matter.
What are decomposers?
All of the living and non-living things in an area
What is an ecosystem?
This ecosystem is unique for its brakish water that is both salt and fresh.
What is an estuary?