Section 1
Name 3 living things in a pond ecosystem (be specific)
frog, cattail, duck, tadpole, water lily, bug ect.
Name 3 non-living things in a tropical rainforest ecosystem (be specific)
sunlight, rain, water, dirt
Name 3 living things in a coral reef ecosystem (be specific)
jelly fish, gold fish, sea weed, clown fish, star fish, clam, ect.
All the living and nonliving things that interact in an area make up what?
Ecosystem
Where do producers get the energy they need to grow?
Sunlight
Where do plants get the matter they need to grow?
Water and Air (Carbon dioxide)
All animals and plants that live in the pond ecosystem need what?
Water
What type of weather does the tropical rainforest have all year long
Constant heat, humid
What are the products of photosynthesis?
Sugar (glucose) and Oxygen
Tiny plant like organisms that are food for many pond animals
algae
What green chemical do producers use during photosynthesis to make food?
Chlorophyll
What causes plants in the understory to have big leafs?
There is little sunlight in the understory so the leaves are bigger to capture more sunlight.
Which ecosystem is the most biodiverse (containing the most variety of plants and animals) on Earth?
The Tropical Rainforest
What is the order of the four layers in a tropical rainforest, from bottom to top?
Forest floor, understory, canopy, emergent layer
What makes something alive?
Grows
Needs Energy
Reproduces
Made of Cells