Abiotic Factors
What is an abiotic factor?
Something that is nonliving
What is a biotic factor?
Something that is living
Ecosystem
all the living and nonliving things in a given area
What do producers need to get energy?
The Sun.
What is a producer?
They make their own food for energy
List 5 abiotic factors
rocks, air, water, dirt, buildings, cars
(anything nonliving)
List 5 biotic factors
anything living
Predator and example
Hunts for their food
Ex- shark, lion, tiger, etc.
What is a carnivore?
An animal that eats meat or insects.
What is a consumer?
What is the most important abiotic factors?
Air or Water
What is the most important biotic factor?
Animals
Biome
a large group of similar ecosystems
What happens if you remove something from a food chain and/or food web?
It falls apart. When one thing is removed the things around it get harmed
What is a decomposer?
Breaks down other organisms
Why do plants need sunlight?
To produce food through photosynthesis.
Name 3 examples of biotic factors in an ocean ecosystem.
Ex: fish, seaweed, sharks, seahorses, coral, etc.
Native species
meant to be in that area, has natural predators, important to the food wed/chain
What is a herbivore?
Only eat producers
What do the arrows in a food chain/ food web represent?
The movement of energy from one organisms to another.
How many levels are in an ecosystem pyramid? Name them.
Organism, population, community, ecosystem.
Are there harmful biotic factors? If so list them
Invasive species, humans (destroying ecosystems), etc
Invasive species
non native species that is harmful to the environment
What is an apex predator?
top consumer in a food chain or food web
Name a decomposer
fungi, some insects, and bacteria