Living/Nonliving
A non-living organism in an ecosystem
Abiotic Factor
Only eats meat
Carnivore
This is the source of all energy on earth.
The Sun
Give an example of an abiotic factor.
Clouds, temperature, humidity, rock, soil...
Animal that hunts for its food.
Predator
A living organism in an ecosystem
Biotic factor
Only eats plants
Herbivore
These are organisms that make their own food and are after the sun in a food chain.
Producers
Name three things a plant needs to do photosynthesis
Air, sunlight, water
Animal that is eaten by a predator
Prey.
The weather is an example of this
Abiotic factor
Eats both plants and animals
Omnivore
The organism that eats the producer is called this.
Primary consumer
Give an example of a decomposer
Worms, maggots, mushrooms, mold...
Organism that cannot make its own food.
Consumer
Fungus is an example of this
Biotic factor
A tertiary consumer is usually one of these
Carnivore
Organism that eats the primary consumer.
Secondary consumer
Ecological relationship:Give an example of COMPETITION
Lions and cheetahs, 2 male deer, plant seedlings (for light)...
Organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis.
Producer
The difference between a population and a community.
Population is one species and a community is all of the populations in an ecosystem.
Why do we need predators in our ecosystem?
Because without predators we have would have too much prey.
Organism that eats the secondary consumer
Tertiary consumer
Ecological relationship: give an example of PARASITISM
ticks on dogs, lice on our heads, mosquitoes on our skin, leeches on skin...
Organism that obtains nutrients from dead organisms around it.
Decomposer