Producers
Name a producer.
Any kind of plant or tree.
Name a consumer.
Any kind of consumer.
Name a decomposer.
Any kind of decomposer.
What does every food chain/web start with?
What kind of ecosystem is very cold?
Tundra
True or False? Producers normally get eaten by primary consumers.
True
A consumer that only eats meat is called what?
Carnivore
True or False? Decomposer are very important to every ecosystem.
Yes!
Is this a correct example of a food chain?
sun - grass - grass hopper - toad - snake
Yes
What ecosystem is very humid and rainy?
Rainforest
True or False? Most ecosystems really don't need producers, and they can maintain without them.
False
A consumer that eats both plants & animals is called what?
Omnivore
Is an earthworm consider to be a decomposer?
Yes!
What is the name of the consumer who eats the primary consumer?
Secondary consumer
What is biotic factor?
A living thing
Where do producers get their energy from?
The sun
A consumer that only eats plants is called what?
Herbivore
What do decomposers do?
Break down dead materials
Food chains/webs show how the _____ flows within an ecosystem.
Energy
Give an example of a abiotic factor.
Air, water, temperature, soil
What is the process called in which plants get their food from the sun?
Photosynthesis
What is a name for the top consumer on a food chain?
Apex Predator
The most important thing decomposers do for an ecosystem is what?
They put nutrients back into the soil for things to grow.
What is the different between a food chain & and food web?
Food chains are one straight link, food webs are complex and show different paths that are connected
What is the definition of ecosystem?
A community of living & nonliving things working together to create a balanced place to live