Space to Live
What is an organism?
Any living thing.
Give an example of a producer.
plants
Give an example of a consumer?
animals
Give an example of a decomposer.
bacteria, mushrooms, funguses, mold, worms
What is an invasive species?
An organism that is let go and lives where they are not originally from.
What do organisms compete for?
resources
How do producers get their food?
They make their food.
How do consumers get their energy/food?
They eat it.
How do decomposers get their energy/food?
a. eat their food
b. digest their food
c. make their food
d. they do not use energy/food
b. digest food
What does an invasive species do to the ecosystem?
makes it unbalanced
What do nutrients do?
They help organisms grow and stay alive.
What do leaves take in to help with photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide
If plants breathe in carbon dioxide (CO2) what do animals breathe in?
oxygen (O2)
What do decomposers do?
Break down dead things.
What is a microorganism?
A very very small living thing.
Which of the following resources only plants need, only animals need, and which resources to both need?
sunlight, nutrients, water, air, food
plants: sunlight
animals: food
both: nutrients, water, air
What three things do producers use to make their food/sugar?
carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight
If an animal hunts then they are called a______.
predator
What tool do you need so you can see bacteria?
With a microscope.
Give an example of an invasive species.
raccoons, brown tree snake, water hyacinths, kudzu, beavers, etc.
Why do animals need space to survive?
To get enough resources like food, sunlight, water, and air.
What is the process called where plants make sugar?
Photosynthesis
Name the three types of consumers and what they eat.
carnivores-meat
herbivores-plants
omnivores- both
Why do we need decomposers?
They put nutrients back into the soil.
Put the nutrient cycle in order:
decomposer, secondary consumer (carnivore), primary consumer (herbivore), producer
1. producer
2. primary consumer
3. secondary consumer
4. decomposer