What is an Abiotic Factor?
Non-living thing
What only eats meat. Provide an example
Carnivore
The sun
What type of ecological interaction is this?
Predation
What is an organism called that cannot make its own food?
Consumer
What is a biotic factor?
Living thing
What only eats plants. Provide an example.
Herbivore
What type of organism can make its own food?
Producer
What type of ecological interaction is this?
Competition
Give an example of a decomposer
Fungi, worms, bacteria
Give an example of an abiotic factor
A non living thing
What eats both meat and plants. Provide an example
Omnivore
What does the arrow represent in a food chain or web?
The flow of energy between organisms
What type of symbiotic relationship is it when both organisms benefit? Provide an example.
Mutualism
What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is where living and non-living things interact
Give an example of a biotic factor
A living thing
A primary consumer is usually one of these
Herbivore
What type of symbiotic relationship is it when one organism benefits and the other is harmed? Provide an example.
Parasitism
What are the 2 things plants produce when they photosynthesise
Glucose (sugar) and oxygen
Is a dead leaf biotic or abiotic?
Biotic
A tertiary consumer is usually one of these
Carnivore
What are the 3 types of consumers in correct order?
1. Primary consumer
2. Secondary consumer
3. Tertiary consumer
What type of symbiotic relationship is it when one organism benefits while the other is not significantly affected? Provide an example
Commensalism
What are the 3 things plants need for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide, water and sunlight