Vocabulary
Organism that is not native to its environment
What is an invasive species?
The 3 parts of a foodchain
What are producers, consumers, and decomposers?
The abiotic element that is present in all ecosystems
What is the Sun?
Three types of consumers
What is primary, secondary, and tertiary? OR What is herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore?
The zone of air, land and water where organisms exist
All the interacting organisms that live in an environment and the abiotic parts of the environment that affect the organisms
What is an ecosystem?
The part of an ecosystem that creates its own energy
What is a producer?
A non-living element in an ecosystem
What is an abiotic element?
The 3 R's. Which one has the potential to have the largest positive impact on the environment?
What is reduce, reuse, recycle. Reducing.
All of the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) elements in an area that live and work together as a system
What is the ecosystem?
After a destructive event, such as a forest fire, the ecosystem begins to repair itself...
What is secondary succession?
Organisms that break down elements to return nutrients to the ecosystem
What is a decomposer?
A living element in an ecosystem
What is a biotic element?
Ecosystem regrowth happens in an area where a community that previously existed has been removed
What is Secondary succession?
A single organism in an area. They are the most basic level because they are the smallest ecological group
What is an individual/organism?
The conservation of an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources
What is sustainability?
Shows how all parts of the ecosystem are related by what they wat and what eats them
What is an ecosystem?
Climate, Rocks, Water, and Soil
What are abiotic elements?
Creation of an ecosystem that happens in lifeless areas or areas where the soil is not capable of sustaining life
Primary Succession
All organisms in an area that are part of the same species
What is a population?
The variety and variability of life on Earth. Different species that are in a certain ecosystem.
What is biodiversity?
These organisms in the ecosystem must eat to get the energy they need
What is a consumer?
Plants, Animals, and Fungi
What are biotic elements?
What makes a sustainable ecosystem?
What is balanced, healthy, and cyclical?
all of the different organisms and species (biotic/living elements) living together in a certain area
What is a community?