Ecosystem
What is an ecosystem?
A community of living and non-living organisms interacting with each other.
Are plants Biotic or Biotic?
Biotic
Which trophic level do plants belong to?
Producers
What is the first source of energy in a food chain?
The sun
Which natural disaster is the shaking of the Earth`s surface?
Earthquake
Name one auatic ecosystem found in CR
Ocean, river, coral reef, or mangroove.
Give two abiotic factors
Water, sunlight, soil, minerals, etc..
What do primary consumers eat?
Plants (producers)
Put these in order: Sun, grass, zebra, lion
Sun- Grass - Zebra - Lion
What natural disaster is caused by a long period without rain?
Drought
What is the difference between a population and a community?
A population is one specie; a communityt is different populations living together
Which group can make its own food?
Autotrophs (producers)
Which trophic level includes secondary consumers?
Level 3
Who is the producer in this chain?
SUun- wheat- mouse- owl
wheat
Which disaster ia s series of huge waves moving toward the shore?
Tsunami
Which ecosystem is characterized by mangroove trees near river mouths?
Mangrooves
Name the three types of consumers by ingestion.
Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores
What is an apex predator?
An animal at the top of the food chain that nothing eats.
What is the prey in the chain?
sun- seaweed- eel- dolphin
eel
What natural disaster happens when a rotation funnel- shaped cloud reaches the ground?
Tornado
Which ecosystem is found only in the Talamanca Mountain Range?
Paramo
Why is sunlight considered an abiotic factor?
What is the role os decomposers in an ecosystem?
They break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chainis one feeding path, a food web is many connected food chains.
What natural disaster occurs when magma escapes through an opening in the Earth`s surface?
Volcanic Eruption