Ecosystems 1
something that produces food for itself
What is a producer?
An organism that only eats meat
What is a carnivore?
any animal that feeds mainly on plants; plant-eater
What is a herbivore?
A Living thing
What is an organism?
A bear, gorilla, raccoon, human are examples of .....
What are Omnivores?
The .......................
What is this game
bacteria, fungi, worms, ants, beetles, sow bugs
What are some examples of decomposers?
Cheetah, Shark, T.Rex
What is a carnivore?
Animal that eats both plants and animals
What is an omnivore?
When an organism grows or develops well
What is Thrive?
Animals ____________ for food, water, territory, and mates.
What is competition?
What is the Sun?
Three types of organisms in an ecosystem.
What are producers, consumers, and decomposers?
a change or disturbance of the environment most often caused by human influences and natural ecological processes.
What is an environmental change?
a system of overlapping food chains
What is a food web?
What animals do when there is a lack of resources in an ecosystem.
What is MAD (Migrate, Adapt, Die)?
All the populations living in one place
What is Community?
What is a biotic factor?
A herd of buffalo in a safari.
What is a population?
herbivores overeating plains causing the soil to erode.
What is an overgrazing?
a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
What is a drought?
Building highways
What is a human change to an ecosystem?
A specie that belongs to a specific ecosystem__________.
What is a native species?
non-living components of an ecosystem such as sunlight, air and water
What is an abiotic factor?
Plants use this process to turn light into chemical energy
What is photosynthesis
Hurricane
What is a natural change to an ecosystem?
the act of removing a habitat by clearing a wide area of trees.
What is deforestation?
When biotic factors in an ecosystem benefit each other.
What is interdependence?
Fertilizer running into local swamps and ponds causing the over growth of algae.
What is a human change to an ecosystem?
All energy flows in this.
What is a food chain or food web?
Nutrients that help plants grow but can destroy ecosystems
What is fertilizer?
Diverse plants and animals living in an ecosystem.
What is biodiversity?
Locusts destroying food supply for native organisms
What is an invasive species?