Vocabulary
Habitat
When an animal consumes another thing, how much energy do they get from each thing they consume?
Plants produce these two things through Photosynthesis
Sugar and Oxygen
Name at least 2 non-living things you can find naturally in nature.
Water, air, rocks, soil, sand, etc.
True or False
If an animal is introduced to a new environment and becomes an invasive species, a good idea is to bring some of its predators from its natural ecosystem to help control the invasive species population in the current ecosystem.
FALSE
A _____________ shows how much energy passes from one organism to another up a food change
Energy Pyramid
What is 1 thing animals use the energy in food for?
Growth, repair, motion, or other life processes
Plants are ___________.
Animals are ___________.
Producers
Consumers
The original source of energy for most living things.
The Sun
An animal that is brought somewhere new that can compete for resources better and usually harms its new ecosystem.
Invasive Species
Which two groups only include living things?
*400 Bonus Pts. If you can correctly identify the difference of these groups.*
Population - One group of the same animals, ex., a herd of elephants
Community - several groups of different animals in the same place interacting with each other.
Food provides an organism with matter and ___________ needed for the growth and ___________ of body parts
Energy, repair
An animal/plant that can live in many places or can eat many things has a _________ niche.
Wide
How do the following organisms make changes to their ecosystem to benefit their living?
WoodPeckers
Dogs
Beavers
Humans
Woodpeckers, peck holes in trees to get food
Dogs - dig holes
Beavers - fall down trees to build homes and flood areas.
Humans - build buildings, homes, roads, etc.
True or false, all animals that are introduced into a new ecosystem become an invasive species.
*100 bonus pts if you can give me an example*
False
____________ use chemical enzymes to break down waste and matter.
Decomposers
What do call the organisms that eat the producers first?
first-level consumers
What are at least 3 things that animals need to survive?
air, water, food, and nutrients
Things like, Vultures, feed on dead animals or plant waste, they are called ____________.
Scavengers.
Invasive plants ___________ native plants and _________ the food supply for first level consumers.
Crowd out, decrease
The role a plant or animal plants in its habitat
Niche
Name 3 things that are a necessary part of a hydroponic system
Air, Water, Sunlight, and Nutrients
Plants release oxygen and breathe in carbon dioxide through their ______________.
Stomata
Animals that hunt and eat other animals are called ___________. The animals that are eaten are called ___________. The resources in an ecosystem are ___________, so organisms have to ___________ to get what they need to survive.
Predators
Prey
Limited
Compete
Most invasive species were introduced to new ecosystems by one of two things
Natural or Human Activity
Contains all living and non-living things
Environment
In a food web, where could decomposers and scavengers be placed?
ANYWHERE
In order for photosynthesis to occur, plants need these 3 things.
Water, Sunlight/Light energy, and carbon dioxide.
A ___________ shows the transfer of energy from organism to organism, but a _____________ shows how this connects to multiple organisms.
Food Chain
Food Web
Name at least two ways people try to control the population of invasive species.
Capture or kill, controlled fires, cutting down plants.