🌿 Ecosystem Basics
What is a habitat?
The place where an organism lives naturally.
What is the sun? (Remembering)
The original source of energy for most ecosystems.
What is a forest? (Remembering)
An ecosystem covered mostly by trees.
What is deforestation?
Cutting down trees at a large scale
What is a hypothesis?
A testable explanation for an observation.
What is biotic?
The term for the living part of an ecosystem.
What are producers? (Remembering)
Organisms that make their own food.
What is a desert?
This dry ecosystem gets very little rainfall.
What is carbon dioxide?
This gas contributes to global warming.
What is data
Information collected during experiments.
What are abiotic factors?
The non-living components like water and soil.
What are decomposers? (Understanding)
These organisms break down dead matter.
What is a freshwater ecosystem?
These ecosystems include lakes, rivers, and wetlands.
What is renewable energy?
An eco-friendly energy source like solar
What is the scientific method?
A step-by-step process scientists follow.
What is a population? (Understanding)
A group of organisms of the same species living in an area.
What is a food chain? (Applying)
A diagram that shows energy transfer between organisms.
What is a tundra?
The cold, treeless ecosystem found near the poles
What is contour plowing?
This farming method prevents soil erosion.
What is analyzing?
Comparing carbon levels in forests vs. cities shows this skill.
What is an ecosystem? (Understanding)
The full network of living and non-living things in an area.
What is a food web? (Analyzing)
These are more realistic representations of feeding relationships.
What is an estuary?
Ecosystem where salt and freshwater meet.
What is sustainable development
This practice tries to balance human needs with conservation.
What is creating?
Suggesting new methods to protect endangered species.