Describe and Compare 1.01
In a food_____ there is only one path followed for the transfer of energy.
What is a chain?
This type of organism's role in an ecosystem is to supply energy for consumers.
What is a producer?
living parts of an ecosystem are called this
What is biotic?
Holds plants in place, provides a home for many organisms, provides nutrients and absorbs and holds water.
What is role of soil in an ecosystem?
A mushroom, worm, maggot, etc.
What is an example of a decomposer?
The part or role an organism plays in an environment.
What is a niche?
This type of organism's role, in an ecosystem, is to feed on decaying matter which gives plants important nutrients.
What is a decomposer?
What is a food web?
Producers are less able to provide THIS for other organisms when there are many cloudy days.
What is energy?
The process where water is recycled through an ecosystem.
What is the water cycle?
Treetop rain forest ecosystems are different from rain forest floor ecosystems because they receive different amounts of this.
What is sunlight?
Also known as primary consumers, these animals only eat plants.
What is a herbivore?
Producers obtain their energy from this source
What is the sun?
The main energy source in an ecosystem.
What is the sun?
These organisms can provide food for many animals and do not consume anything, making them a very important part of any food web.
What are plants?
What life forms must do to survive in extremely cold or extremely hot ecosystems.
What is adapt?
Animals that eat animals and plants.
What is an omnivore?
The process by which O2 and CO2 are exchanged
What is the carbon dioxide and oxygen cycle?
The best way matter is recycled in an ecosystem?
What is decomposition?
The compound that animals breathe out.
What is carbon dioxide?
The major difference between top consumers and secondary consumers
What are predators?
Also known as secondary consumers, these animals eat other animals.
What is a carnivore?
In order to be considered biotic, an organism needs to meet these requirements
What is growth, reproduction, waste production, intake of energy?
The gas that bacterias help turn to a compound to be absorbed by plants
What is nitrogen?
The process where plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into energy (sugar) in order to grow.
What is photosynthesis?