Biotic/Abiotic
A non-living organism in an ecosystem
What is an Abiotic Factor
This type of consumer such as a lion, a tiger, but not a bear.... has a protein packed diet with only meat.
What is a carnivore!
This is the source of all energy on earth.
What is the sun
Give an example of an abiotic factor.
Organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis.
What is a Producer
A living organism in an ecosystem
What is a Biotic factor
This type of consumer has flat teeth so to chew on hearty plants... and only plants...
What is a herbivore!
Using SUNLIGHT, water, and carbon dioxide, these organisms make their own food for energy.
What are producers!
Name three things a plant needs to perform photosynthesis.
What are carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water!
An organism that cannot make its own food and must eat other organisms in order to get their energy to survive.
What is a consumer!
The weather is an example of this
What is an Abiotic factor
This type of consumer is not picky.. they don't mind a side salad with their steak!!!
What is an omnivore!
The 1st type of consumer organism that eats only producers is called this.
Primary consumer
Give 2 examples of a decomposer.
An organism that breaks down dead, decaying matter and cycles the nutrients back into the soil.
What is a decomposer!
Water, Sand, Oxygen... these are all examples of?
What are abiotic factors!
An organism that consumes the primary consumer is called what?
What is a secondary consumer?
Why might an animal need to adapt in their environment?
To survive!
Give 1 example of a human impact that can negatively effect an ecosystem or biome.
Deforestation, Pollution, Overfishing, Overdevelopment, etc.
What process uses abiotic factors in order for producers to make their own energy and oxygen as a byproduct for us?
What is photosynthesis!
Why do we need predators in our ecosystem?
Because without predators we have would have too much prey and the ecosystem would be unbalanced.
The organism that eats the secondary consumer is called what?
What is the tertiary consumer!
Name 4 major terrestrial biomes.
Grassland, Taiga, Tundra, Rainforest, Temperate, Deciduous Forest, Desert
If a drought caused a lack of rain for producers in an ecosystem, what would that mean for the consumers in an ecosystem?
Primary consumers would not have enough food to survive and would have to move, adapt, or die. This causes an ecosystem to become unbalanced and will effect every living thing there!