All living and non-living things in an area and their interactions
Ecosystem
True or False: Antartica is a desert.
True
How is the climate on thundra
It's cold and windy, and rainfall is scant
What is the name for species that are not native to the area they are in?
Non-native species or invasive species
This process is what plants use to create their own food.
Photosynthesis
What does abiotic mean?
Non-living things in an ecosystem
List 3 biotic features in the ocean.
Sharks, fish, algae, jellyfish, etc.
List a way that an oil spill might affect the marine ecosystem.
Answers may vary.
Name a human action that can positively affect the environment.
Recycling, beach clean ups, etc.
An animal that hunts and eats another animal
What is predator
What does biotic mean?
Living things in an ecosystem
Name at least three abiotic factors found in the desert.
Dirt, sunlight, air, rocks, etc.
List 3 examples of abiotic factors in the marine ecosystem.
Water, sand, sunlight, etc.
Name a human action that can negatively affect the environment.
Burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, littering, pollution, building, etc.
In an ecosystem the grasshopper is considered a
primary consumer
List four examples of biotic factors in a pond ecosystem.
Ducks, turtles, lilly pads, fish, worms, and more.
Are deserts ever cold?
Yes, deserts can drop below 50 degrees at night.
Lions, hyenas, cheetahs are some of the animals founded in this ecosystem
Savanna
This human change of the environment is called ...
deforestation
These living things are examples of
decomposers
According to what they eat: bears, chimpanzees, and racoons are
omnivores.
How do most desert animals get their water?
From the food they eat.
Predict the effects of extensive hunting of sharks.
Fish would increase.
What's the difference between weather and climate?
This picture shows an example of
food chain