Earth's Systems
What is the geosphere?
The system that is made up of nonliving things.
What are producers?
Organisms that produce their own food.
Plants are _______ so they produce their own energy.
producers
herbivore
A _______ is an example of a system.
human body, car, phone, suitcase, etc.
What is the biosphere?
The system that is made up of living things.
How do consumers get their energy?
They eat other organisms.
The 3 things plants need to photosynthesize (make their own food).
water, sunlight, carbon dioxide
What is a food web?
Food webs show the transfer of energy in an ecosystem.
Glucose is ______.
Sugar
What are the different parts of the hydrosphere?
Lakes, oceans, rivers, streams, etc.
Explain how worms break down organic matter.
They decompose organic matter such as branches or kitchen waste by eating it. The worms produce waste that acts as fertilizer for plants.
The 3 products of photosynthesis
What do arrows represent in a foodweb?
Where the energy is going.
_____ is targeted by predators in an ecosystem.
Prey
A _______ (natural disaster) could disrupt all of earth's systems by releasing toxic gas into the air.
A volcano.
Bacteria and mold get their energy by ____.
Where do plants get their energy?
the sun
A _______ is an organism that is at the top of the food chain and does not have any other predators.
Keystone species
We planted these seeds.
Wheat
The atmosphere includes this gas that allows life to prosper.
Oxygen
The queen of the food web.
The sun
What is chlorophyll?
Chlorophyll is the green cells of plants. They use chlorophyll cells to make food during photosynthesis.
_______ are organisms that do not belong to an ecosystem. They disrupt the ecosystem and are harmful.
Invasive species
Plants are ____ because of chlorophyll.
Green