Living Things in an Ecosystem
What is an example of a carnivore?
Lion (Something that eats only animals)
An organism that uses sunlight to make food is...
A PRODUCER or PLANTS
Which part of the food chain is responsible for breaking down dead animals into tiny pieces?
A Decomposer
The organism at the top of an energy pyramid received ALL of the energy of the organism directly below it on the pyramid.
FALSE (only a little bit)
The abiotic and biotic factors in an environment make up a(n) ______________ .
Ecosystem
What is an example of an herbivore?
A zebra (Something that eats plants only).
How does a producer get food?
It makes food from sunlight?
What type of organism will be found AT THE BASE (beginning) of each food chain/web?
Producer
If snakes eat rabbits, and there are fewer and fewer snakes, what will happen to the rabbits?
The rabbit population will INCREASE!
Non-living things in an ecosystem are called _______ factors.
What is ABIOTIC
What would MOST LIKELY happen in an ecosystem if the predators disappeared?
The prey would INCREASE
An organism that is hunted by other organisms is ___________ .
PREY
A consumer that gets eaten by another consumer is:
What is PREY?
The producers in an environment..
Make food
How do herbivores get energy?
By eating plants.
An organism that hunts other organisms for food is a(n) _______________ .
PREDATOR
This type of consumer eats only producers.
What is a HERBIVORE?
Two or more food chains linked together make a ..
Food Web
The energy in every ecosystem begins with the __________ .
SUN
What is a BIOTIC FACTOR in an ecosystem?
A living thing!!
EX. grass
An animal that gets energy from BOTH plants and other animals is an..
Omnivore
These organisms break down the bodies of dead things.
What are DECOMPOSERS?
Decomposers can be found at all levels of a food chain/web.
TRUE
How does the leaf of a plant help the plant to survive?
Leaves produce the food.
What is an example of an ABIOTIC FACTOR?
It is a NON-LIVING thing.
EX. WATER