Food chain/web
What is an ecosystem? And what do all organisms need?
An ecosystem is an envrioment where living and non living things interact and effect each other. All organisms need energy
What are the three things that are vital to our existence?
Water, Fishers and electricity
What does the term conservation mean?
What does the term preservation mean?
Conservation is the wise use and careful magement of natural resources.
Preservation is the protection of an area.
Where does each species in an ecosystem live?
Each specie in an ecosystem lives in a habitat.
Give four ways that people can use water.
Why do factories and farms use water?
People can use water for cookin, drinking, bathing and cleaning.
Factories and farms use water to make products that people need.
Name 3 activities we should engage in to conserve energy.
Restoring damaged ecosystem
Turing off appliances when not in use
Making laws to protect the enviroment
Reduce , resuse and recycling unwated materials
An animal that feed on other animals are called a ________.
Animals that predators eat are called ___________.
____________ are also called decomposers. They eat dead or dying plants and animals.
Predator
Prey
Scavengers
How much percentage of the worl's fish is used for human consumption?
Why are fishies important?
75% of the world's fish is used for human consumption.
Fisheries are important because it provides good, services and employment to millions of people around the world. eg snorkeling, dividing and sports fishing.
Potection of marine resources may take the form of :
education of the importance od marine biodiversity
foster a conservation ethic , habit protection and restoration
keeping laws related to the protection of marine life and ecosystem.
Give 3 examples of :
a)Consumer-
b) Prey-
c)Scavengers-
a) wolves, coyotes, frogs, egales, sharks, insects
b) smaller fish/ birds, incects, mice
c)vultures, jackels, hynenas
Gives 5 names of some fish/ marine live that are caught and used for food in The Bahamas?
crawfish, conch, jacks, snappers, grunts, groupers
How does the Bahamas govermant help preserve ecosystems?
The Bahamas goverment makes laws and setting up protected areas.
What is a food chain?
What is a food web?
What is a resource?
A food chain is the movement of energy from organism to organism.
A food web shows the overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
A resource is a material that living things use.
What things threathen a marine life?
What is electricity and give one reason why it is important.
Habitat loss, overfishing, pollution and the introduction of non-native or exotic species . invasive fish species and climate change.lives more inriched,
Electricty is a form of energy. it can be use to operate appliances and make our
Name the Two national parks that are found on each Island.
Grand Bahama-
Andros-
Exuma-
Inagua-
Grand Bahama- Peterson's Cay and Lycayan National Park
Andros-Blue Holes and West side National Park
Exuma- Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park
Inagua-Inauga National Park