Habitats
Forests, Grasslands, Rainsforests, and Deserts are all examples of this kind of ecosystem.
What are Terrestrial (Land) Ecosystems?
Any living thing is known as this.
What is an Organism?
This type of animal hunts other animals for food.
The breaking down of large rocks into smaller rocks. This process takes a very long time.
What is Weathering?
These help conserve soil by anchoring it and preventing it from being blown away by wind or washed away by rain.
What are plants?
Saltwater, Freshwater, Rivers, Ponds, Streams, Marshes, and Swamps are all examples of this kind of ecosystem.
What are Aquatic (Water) Ecosystems?
This organism makes its own food using sunlight, air, and water.
What are Producers?
This type of animal eats only plants.
What is an Herbivore?
The movement of soil from one place to another.
What is Erosion.
These are materials that come directly from the Earth and are useful to humans, such as food and water.
What are Natural Resources?
These are examples of nonliving components of an ecosystem.
What are sunlight, nutrients, water, air, and soil?
This type of organism needs to eat to get energy.
What is a Consumer?
This type of animal eats only meat.
What is a Carnivore?
This is found in the topsoil, and contains decomposing plants and animals. It adds nutrients to the soil.
What is Humus?
Soil is made up of small bits of rock, broken down plants and animals, and what other two things?
What are Air and Water?
This is an area that is made up of particular animals and plants that interact with nonliving components in the environment.
What is an Ecosystem?
This type of organism breaks down other dead organisms.
What is a Decomposer?
This type of animal eats everything...plants and animals.
What is an Omnivore.
This is the lowest layer of soil.
What is Bedrock?
The middle layer of soil, found under the topsoil.
What is Subsoil?
These are the two types of aquatic ecosystems on the planet.
What are Freshwater and saltwater?
These animals are hunted for food.
What is Prey?
This shows a feeding relationship among organisms in an ecosystem. The arrows show the flow of energy from one organism to another.
What is a Food Chain?
This is the "alive" layer of soil. It is dark and crumbly and full of nutrients for plants to grow strong and healthy.
What is Topsoil?
Agents of erosion include what?
What are wind, water, and ice?