Vocab
What is it called when you are protecting an ecosystem and its organisms?
Conservation
What is an example of a Producer?
Trees, bushes, green plants
A system where there are many organisms eating a variety of other organisms.
Food Web
A system where one organism is dependent on another organism. What is this called?
Food Chains
What is an organism that breaks down waste and the remains of dead organisms?
Decomposers
Give a short example of a food web. 3-4 organisms
various examples
The role any living thing plays in its habitat.
Niche
What is a population?
Groups of the same type of organism. Example: Group of Deer in our woods behind the school.
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain outlines who eats whom. A food web is all of the food chains in an ecosystem.
What is a producer?
Something that makes its own food
What is any living thing? Plants or animal
Organism
What are two things that are non-living in an ecosystem?
Soil, Air, Light, Rocks
What do all organisms need to survive?
ENERGY!
What does it mean for an organism to THRIVE?
They are able to Grow and survive in their environment.
Why does a temperate climate support many different types of organisms?
It is not too hot nor too cold and supports lots of life.