What is the main source of energy in ecosystems?
Sunlight!
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Biotic components are grouped into (species / animals).
Species!
True or false:
Consumers are living organisms that can make their own food.
False! Consumers cannot make their own food and must feed off of other living things.
On a food chain, producers provide food for _____ .
Primary consumers
True or false:
The biotic components of an ecosystem are the factors that affect the living things.
False! The biotic components of an ecosystem are all the living things.
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All the organisms of the same species in an ecosystem make up a (population / community).
Population
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Secondary consumers are animals that eat (tertiary consumers / primary consumers).
Primary consumers
Food webs always start with a ______ .
Producer
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Every ecosystem has its flora and fauna. Flora is all the (animals / plants), and fauna is all the (animals / plants).
Plants, animals
Is soil an ecosystem?
If yes, what is an biotic component?
If no, why not?
Yes! For example, a worm.
What do scavengers feed off of?
The remains of dead animals.
When food chains are interconnected, they create a food _____ .
Web
Plants need water and sunlight to carry out _______.
Photosynthesis
Name two populations living in this community.
(any of these)
Zebra, flamingo, giraffe, the birds
What are two examples of a decomposer?
(any of these)
Earthworm, fungi, mold.
Would an owl be at the beginning of a food chain or at the end of a food chain?
The end! Owls are tertiary consumers.