Vocabulary
non-living parts of an ecosystem
Abiotic
an organism that can make its own nutrients
producer
What is a Food Web?
transfer of energy within a set of interconnected food chains
Name one way how our ecosystem is threatened by people?
pollution...answers vary
What type of forest gets the most rain
Rainforest
living parts of an ecosystem
Biotic
necessary for decay
decomposers
What is a Food Chain?
How matter and energy flow from one to another
Name one way how our ecosystem is threatened by Nature?
drought ...answers vary
What ecosystem do we live in?
Deciduous Forest
living and non-living in an area
ecosystem
an organism too small to see
microbe
What is one way that biotic and abiotic factors interact in an aquarium?
Fish use the water to swim
When the needs of multiple species are met in an ecosystem, the ecosystem is ...
stable
What animals are found in the tundra? Name 3
polar bear, arctic fox, caribou, musk ox, artic hare, snowy owl, snow leopard, yellow eyed penguin, beluga whale, etc
living parts in an ecosystem
biotic
an organism that needs other organisms to survive
consumer
What is another way that biotic and abiotic factors interact in an aquarium?
The fish use air in the water to breathe
Can 2 or more organisms survive with the same limited resources?
No...Competition
What are the 2 types of ecosystems?
Terrestial ecosystem, aquatic ecosystem
community
a series ove events that repeats itself over and over
What animal would eat a seal in a food chain?
a shark
What is Ecosystem does Meg Lowman work?
Rain Forest
Characteristics can be what?
Inherited or acquired