Decomposers
What happens to the Oxygen level im a pond if there are too many decomposers?
It goes down because decomposers use Oxygen
What does a producer take in from the environment to makes it own food?
Carbon Dioxide
Do fish add Carbon Dioxide or Oxygen to the water?
Carbon Dioxide
What is the name for system where all the living things depend upon each other?
Ecosystem
the process of carbon moving through living things and the environment
Carbon Cycle
What is the decomposuer's job in a pond?
break down dead materials or wate
Why did the fish in the tank get sick after only a week?
no filter because the water built up waste
What is the definition of a consumer in science?
a living thing that eats other living things
What can fish owners use to make their fish taks more like an ecosystem?
Add livings or decomposers
What are the 3 main ideas in the carbon cycle
plants, animals, decomposers
What is the definition of a decomposer?
a living thing that ca break down dead plants, dead animals, or animal waste
Name is producer found in a pond.
Phytoplankton, plants or algae
Draw the carbon cycle
see photo
What gas does plants release?
Oxygen
What is a fungus?
a living thing that is a decomposer like mushrooms
What is the definition of a producer?
a living thing that makes it's own food
What is bacteria?
tiny organisms that you need a microscope to see that are often decomposers.
What is Algae?
tiny living things in water that produce their own food, like plants
Tiny, floating living things in water that are smaller than algae and produce their own food
phytoplankton