Vocab True or False
Overhunting is an example of a human disruption to an ecosystem
Herbivores
Fires, flood, and droughts are a disruption caused by ________
Nature or Humans
Nature
Identify if the organism is a producer or consumer and identify where it gets its energy
human
consumer
gets its energy from other plants and animals
Is a river an example of an ecosystem?
yes
Consumers use photosynthesis to get energy
False- only producers such as a plant can undergo this process
A _____ eats other organisms
consumer
A tree is an example of _________
a producer or a herbivore
producer
Identify if the organism is a producer or consumer and identify where it gets its energy
wolf
consumer
gets its energy from other animals
Is air an example of an ecosystem?
no
An ecosystem in which organisms have what they need to survive is called balanced
True
If you want to study the flow of energy between multiple organisms that depend on each other for food you would look at a food _______
chain
If you wanted to look at a linear relationship between organisms that depend on each other for food you would look at a food ________
web or chain
web
Identify if the organism is a producer or consumer and identify where it gets its energy
apple tree
producer
gets its energy from the sun through photosynthesis
Is space an example of an ecosystem?
no
The process that converts food into energy is called glucose
False- it is metabolizing
When a plant uses energy from the _______ to make glucose this is known as ___________
Sun, Photosynthesis
A ________ helps break down organic matter and return it to the earth
Decomposer or scavenger
decomposer
Identify if the organism is a producer or consumer and identify where it gets its energy
rabbit
consumer
energy comes from eating plants
does building a dam disrupt or protect an ecosystem?
disrupts
A vulture is a decomposer
False- it is a scavenger
A community where multiple organisms interact and depend on each other for balance is an ___________
ecosystem
Photosynthesis uses which two things to make glucose?
Water, soil, carbon dioxide, or other organisms
Water and Carbon dioxide
Identify if the organism is a producer or consumer and identify where it gets its energy
corn
producer
gets its energy from the sun through photosynthesis
does rerouting rivers disrupt or protect an ecosystem?
disrupt