Lenic or Lotic
Which type of Ecosystem has FLOWING water?
A Lotic Ecosystem
What is an Invasive Species?
A species that PEOPLE brought from one environment to another
This ecosystem is hot and dry, lots of sand, not much plant life, very little rain.
What are the characteristics of a living thing
Needs to be able to grow/change, breathe/take in energy, and reproduce/make more of it's kind
What tool is used to measure how much rain has fallen?
Rain Gauge
Lenic. Pond's are still water
Is a White Tail Deer and Invasive or Native Species in Pennsylvania?
Native
This ecosystem is very cold, has lots of ice, home to polar bears, seals and cold water fish
Polar Ecosystem
What is a non living thing?
Something that can not grow or change, adapt or make more of it's kind
What tool is used to measure the pressure in the atmosphere (and is used to help predict the weather)
a Barometer
Which ecosystem has STILL water?
A Lenic Ecosystem
What is a Native Species?
A species that NATURALLY belongs to a local ecosystem
This ecosystem experiences A LOT of rain, has lots of green plant life, soil is not very rich.
Rain Forest Ecosystem
Living
What tool is used to find the DIRECTION of wind?
Would a RIVER be lenic or lotic?
Lotic, River's have FLOWING water that is always moving
Is a stink bug an Invasive or Native Species in Pennsylvania?
Invasive Species
This ecosystem is the one we live in, it experiences all four season, the weather changes, living things that live here have to adapt to the changes
Temperate Deciduous Forest
What tool is used to measure the SPEED of wind
an Anemometer
Name one Lenic and one Lotic ecosystem (can not be a pond or a river)
Puddle, Pool, Lake, Creek, Stream, Ocean, etc.
Name another Native Species that can be found in Pennsylvania
Mountain Laurel, Ruffed Grouse, Hemlock Trees, etc
This ecosystem is mostly flat land, very little trees, mostly Grass. Large plant eating animals live here like buffalo. Sometimes also referred to as a prairie
Grassland Ecosystem
Give me an example of one specific living and non living thing
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