Ecosystems
Ecosystems II
Interdependence and Balance of Nature
Wildcard
Wild card II
100
All the living and nonliving things in one place that use each other!
What is an ecosystem?
100
Lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands
What is a freshwater ecosystem?
100
The dependence of living things on other living things and natural resources in their environment such as air, soil, and water. Example: animals breathe out carbon dioxide, plants use carbon dioxide to make their own food and oxygen, animals need oxygen to breathe
What is interdependence?
100
Grasshopper, rabbit
What is a consumer? What is a herbivore?
100
Plants, animals
What are living things in an ecosystem?
200
Flat area, covered with grass. Rains in Spring and the Summer.
What is a grassland?
200
Ocean. Largest ecosystem on earth
What is a saltwater ecosystem?
200
The need to have everything in an environment stay balanced so it does not disrupt the cycle of life. This is important because it ensures life keeps going. Example: If the population of foxes increases, the population of rabbits decreases, then grasses will decrease, then rabbits will die.
What is the balance of nature?
200
Humans, racoons, pigs, rats
What is a consumer? What is an omnivore?
200
Natural disasters, humans, other organisms
What are the three causes for ecosystems to change?
300
Hot, dry and cold at night
What is a desert?
300
Water, soil, sunlight, air, space to grow, and shelter
What are the six basic needs of all living things?
300
Animal that hunts and eats other animals. Give one example.
What is a predator?
300
Lion, cheetah, tigers
What is a consumer? What is a carnivore?
300
This change occurs within hours or overnight. Give one example.
What is a fast change?
400
Soil is frozen all year!
What is a tundra?
400
Flow of energy from one organism to another
What is a food chain?
400
Hunted by others for food. Give one example.
What is a prey?
400
This creates its own food
What is a producer?
400
This happens over hundreds or thousands of years. Give one example.
What is a slow change?
500
Warm and wet all year. Plants do not grow on the ground
What is a tropical rain forest?
500
Grass, plants
What is a producer?
500
Dirt, soil, water
What are non-living things in an ecosystem?
500
This eats other organisms for food.
What is a consumer?
500
Restate the answer, Answer all parts, Context sentence, Cite two pieces of evidence, Explain.
What is RACCE?
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