Definitions A
This includes living and nonliving things and their interactions
ecosystem
are organisms that are eaten by other animals.
What is prey
What is something all organisms need to survive?
A. water B. soil C. shelter
water
Based on a food web (drawn on the board),
which organism is an herbivore?
A. grasshopper B. snake C. fungi d. toad
grasshopper
the space, conditions, and living and nonliving things around an organism
environment
requirements for the well-being of an organism
needs
Matter moves directly from plants to animals when plants are eaten by animals. Matter also moves from plants to animals indirectly through -
A. sunlight B. heat C. adaptations D. air
D. air
What is something that algae doesn't need to survive?
a. water b. soil c. sunlight
soil
a group of organisms that are similar to one another and can produce offspring
species
a single, self-contained living thing
organism
How does the decomposition of a fallen tree contribute to the health of a forest?
the decayed tree is decomposed and turned into nutrients for the soil
Decomposers are important because they A. prey on carnivores B. Break down plant and animal material for other organisms to use. C. are food for producers D. prey on omnivores
What is break down plant and animal materials for other organisms to use.
is an animal that hunts other animals for food.
predator
actions by one thing that have an effect on a different or separate thing
interactions
The food of almost any type of organism can be traced to –
A. the ocean B. bacteria C. plants D the sun
the sun
Based on a food web, which organism is a decomposer? A. grasshopper B. snake C. fungi d. toad
fungi
one path that energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem
food chain
Give an example of how matter could move in a food web from the sun to a wolf?
an example: sun>grass>grasshopper>toad>raccoon>wolf
how does matter move in this ecosystem?
A. Sun<wolf<rabbit<grass
B. Sun>grass>rabbit>wolf
C. wolf>rabbit>grass>sun
B. Sun>grass>rabbit>wolf
The biggest risk for adding non-native species to an ecosystem is it can be:
A. greatly helped B. greatly harmed
C. no difference D. make it more diverse
greatly harmed