Producers
Producers transform ENERGY from the _____ through a process called photosynthesis.
sun
How do consumers get the energy they need to survive?
They eat other plants or animals.
Food ____ and food webs are visual representations of real world interactions.
Food Chains
What does symbiosis mean?
The relationship of two different types of organisms living together long term where at least one organism is always helped.
When a new species that is not native to an area takes over an area so much that it affects the local ecosystem it is called an _________.
Invasive Species
What are producers?
Producers are organisms that make their own food using energy from the sun. They are usually plants.
What 3 materials do consumers need in order to survive? (Hint: think of a solid, a liquid and a gas)
Food
Water
Oxygen
Food webs represent an intertwining of food chains within the same biological _______________.
ecosystem
What is the symbiotic relationship where one partner benefits and the other is harmed?
Parasitism
Threatened species are animals or plants that are in decline and at risk of becoming ___________
Endangered
Where do producers get the energy they need to survive?
They make their own food.
What do you call organisms that break down dead or decaying matter and return it to the soil for use by plants?
Decomposers
What does a food chain represent?
A food chain is a simple model of showing the flow of energy from one organism to another.
What is the symbiotic relationship where both species benefit?
mutualism
Endangered species are animals or plants that are at serious risk of ___________.
Extinction
What 3 things are released during the process of photosynthesis?
Glucose
Water
Oxygen
Are animals that consume other animals called predators or prey?
Predators
What does a food web represent?
A food web represents multiple food chains and the flow of energy in an ecosystem.
What is the symbiotic relationship where one partner benefits and the other is neither harmed nor hurt?
commensalism
Name something that could cause an animal to become endangered.
Possible Answers: Habitat Destruction, Poaching, Pollution, Deforestation, overfishing, Invasive Species, Climate Change, Fires…...
What is the definition of Photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis is the process by which producers make food using energy from the sun.
Name at least one decomposer.
Some possible answers include: bacteria, fungi, mold, mildew, mushrooms, earthworms, pill bugs...
Name the organisms in a food chain starting with a producer. Include 2 consumers and a decomposer. Be sure to include the sun.
Example:
sun, grass, bunny, coyote, bacteria
sun, grass, rabbit, hawk, mushroom
Ants and acacia trees have a symbiotic relationship. The ants defend the tree against herbivores The acacia trees shelter and feed the ant colony. What type of Symbiotic relationship do they have?
Mutualism
Name one consequence of an organism being removed from an ecosystem.
The balance of the ecosystem changes (some species increase while others decrease).