Living and Nonliving things
What does biotic mean?
any living thing
an organism that can make its own food
producer
Grass-->Grasshopper-->Bird-->Hawk What is the producer in this food chain?
grass
A living thing that hunts other living things.
predator
Camouflage
when animals blend in with their surroundings so they are not seen by other living things.
a group of living and nonliving things and their environment
Ecosystem
an organism that breaks down dead plants and animal material to return it to the soil
decomposer
Grass-->Bird-->Grasshopper-->Hawk What is wrong with this food chain?
the bird and grasshopper are backwards
An animal that is hunted is known as
prey
migrate
When animals move from one place to another at certain times of the year.
What does abiotic mean?
any nonliving thing
an organism that eats food
consumer
Define Food Chain
A food chain is the transfer of food energy from plants to an animal and then to another animal
an animal that feeds on dead or decaying animals or things.
scavenger
Hibernation
when animals sleeps through the cold winter to survive
everything around an organism
environment
What is a cat
consumer
A mountain lion eats rabbits, deer, and hawk. What would happen if the mountain lion was hunted to extinction?
There would be more rabbits, deer, and hawks.
List three examples of a producer.
grass, trees, nuts, plants, etc.
What would happen if all of the squirrels died?
there would be less trees
what are three nonliving things in a pond ecosystem?
rocks, dirt, sunlight, logs, etc...
What is corn?
producer
A mountain lion eats rabbits, deer, and hawk. What would happen if the rabbits and hawks were hunted to extinction?
The lion would hunt more deer.
List three examples of a consumer
rabbits, lions, humans, snakes, etc.
What would happen if there were no sharks?
There would be a lot more big fish/no small fish, there would be more stingrays and less clams, oysters, snails and shrimp.