Cycles
How plants get Nitrogen.
From the soil.
Where all energy starts from
The Sun
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms.
consumer
True or False
All decomposers are organisms (which means they are alive).
True
Name one type of human impact.
Pollution
Introducing an organism
Removing an organism
The water cycle includes what steps: (name the three main steps)
evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
These organisms occur the most in a food web/food pyramid.
Producers
The part of a scientific experiment that is not manipulated/changed.
Control
I get my energy from the sun.
Producers
worms and mold have what in common?
Decomposers
Lightning is critical in this cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
What do arrows represent in a food web/food chain?
The transfer of energy.
A living organism in an ecosystem that breaks down dead organic matter and recycles nutrients back into the environment.
Decomposer
I get my energy from producers.
Herbivore/primary consumer
The part of a scientific investigation that is manipulated to observe changes.
Variable
how do animals get nitrogen?
By eating other animals or plants.
These organisms create their own food. What is the process called?
Producers
Photosynthesis
An animal that feeds on plants.
Primary consumer/Herbivore
I get my energy from plants and animals.
Omnivore
Organism
This is found in animal waste, dead and living organisms, soil, water, and in the atmosphere.
Nitrogen
During photosynthesis, what does a producer need?
What does it create?
It creates: food/starch and oxygen
A nonliving chemical or physical factor in an environment that affects an ecosystem.
Abiotic Factor
I am an animal at the top of the food chain that mainly eats secondary consumers.
Tertiary Consumer/Carnivore.
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