Biosphere
Made up of both abiotic and biotic factors
What is the Ecosystem
A large body of fresh water that is surrounded by land on all sides.
What is a lake
Group of organisms of one species that live together in the same area
What is a Population
Large ecological areas classified by climate and geography?
What are Biomes
Organisms that make their own food
Producers/Plants
This is the sum of all ecosystems
What is the Biposphere
A wetland near the ocean where salt and fresh water mix
What is a salt marsh
Collection of several populations that live and interact together
What is a Community.
What type of biome is NC classified as?
What is temperate deciduous forest?
Name three types of consumers?
What are Herbivores, carnivores, omnivores or detritivores.
Frogs, plants and bacteria are examples of what?
What are biotic factors
A large body of salt water that covers a large portion of Earth's surface
What is the ocean?
Which is a more accurate model of the flow of energy in nature? A food chain or food web
What is food web
This ecosystem is made up of mostly trees, shrubs, and grasses.
What is a forest
All energy comes from this.
What is the sun?
pH, light & ozone are examples of what?
What are abiotic factors
A large stream of water that flows across the land and usually ends up in a lake, ocean, or another river.
What is a river
An animal that only eats plants
Name the two aquatic biomes?
What are Freshwater and Saltwater
These recycle dead material back into the food chain/web.
What are decomposers
A natural environment where an animal or plant lives and grows, providing it with everything it needs to survive
What is a habitat
A place where a river or stream meets the ocean, creating a mix of fresh and salt water
What is an estuary
Dandelions and grass must grown in the space, in the same yard. This is an example of ___________.
This ecosystem has rich soil and is covered in tall grasses.
What is grasslands.
Are algae & phytoplankton producers or consumers?
What are producers