Interactions of Living Things
What do you call organisms that hunt for their food?
What are predators?
What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?
What is to break down plant and animal matter?
What gas do plants need to make their own food?
What is carbon dioxide?
What are living things in an ecosystem called?
Biotic factors
What are nonliving things in an ecosystem called?
What are abiotic factors?
What is the term for organisms that are hunted by predators?
What are prey?
Name one example of a decomposer.
What is a mushroom or bacteria?
What is fungi?
Name one thing plants need besides sunlight to grow.
What is water?
Give two examples of biotic factors in a forest.
What are trees and deer?
Name one abiotic factor that affects plant growth.
What is soil or water?
How do biotic and abiotic factors interact with each other?
They influence each other's existence and survival.
Why are decomposers important for soil health?
They recycle nutrients back into the soil.
What process do plants use to make their own food?
What is photosynthesis?
How do biotic factors affect each other in an ecosystem?
They interact through food chains and relationships.
How does the atmosphere influence weather in an ecosystem?
It affects temperature and precipitation patterns.
What is the name of the place where an organism lives?
What is a habitat?
What materials do decomposers primarily break down?
What are dead plants and animals?
Why is sunlight important for plants?
It helps them produce food through photosynthesis.
What role do consumers play in an ecosystem?
They eat producers or other consumers for energy.
Which abiotic factor or earth system contains rocks?
What is the geosphere?
Name two examples of biotic factors and two examples of abiotic factors.
Biotic: plants, animals
Abiotic: soil, rocks, water
How do decomposers contribute to the food web?
They provide nutrients for producers.
What do you call plants that create their own food?
What are producers?
Explain how a change in one biotic factor can affect the entire ecosystem.
It can disrupt food chains and habitats, impacting other organisms.
Describe how the hydrosphere impacts living organisms.
Answer: It provides water necessary for survival and growth.