Ecosystem Essentials
A community of living and nonliving things that interact together.
Ecosystem
The movement of animals or plants from one area to another.
migration
A large body of water that contains biotic factors like fish and abiotic factors like rocks.
lake
A change to an ecosystem caused by something in nature, like a tornado
natural impact
In an Ohio Lake, a Walleye fish is _____
a biotic factor
The name for all the living things found in an ecosystem.
Biotic factors
This is how living things adjust to changes in their environment over time.
adaptation
This Ohio ecosystem features moving water and can be negatively impacted by pollution like farm runoff
rivers
A change to an ecosystem that happens because of people's actions
human impacts
In a the Maumee River, the moving water carries silt, which is ______
an abiotic factor
The name for all the nonliving things in an ecosystem, like water or soil
abiotic factors
This is a biotic factor you might specifically find in an Ohio meadow ecosystem.
grass, wildflowers, butterflies, etc...
An open land ecosystem in Ohio where you might find wildflowers and butterflies.
meadow
Building a new neighborhood or a large AI data center is an example of this category of impact.
human
In an Ohio Meadow, the sunlight shines down on a patch of wildflowers. The sunlight is ________.
an abiotic factor
A group of organisms of the same species living in a specific area.
population
If a pond dries up or resources run low, a population might have to do this to survive.
adapt, migrate, or die
This wetland ecosystem has very soggy soil and is often filled with moss or carnivorous plants
bog
A forest fire started by lightning would be considered this type of impact.
natural
In an Ohio Bog, thick green moss grows over the soggy ground. The moss is__________
a biotic factor
Food, water, and shelter are all examples of these things that living things need to survive.
resources
This happens to an ecosystem's resources when an invasive species moves in and starts using the same food and water as the animals already living there.
decreases
These Ohio landforms are made of rocks and sediment left behind by glaciers
moraines
When a new building or road is put in, it doesn't just move the animals; it also removes soil that the plants and animals rely on. What is this called?
abiotic factor
In an Ohio Moraine, a squirrel hides acorns in the soil. Name one biotic AND one abiotic factor from this scenario.
Biotic: squirrel, acorns
Abiotic: soil