What is an ecosystem?
a. Only a group of animals that are the same species.
b. Only soil, water, air and sunlight
c. All the living and non living things that interact in an area.
c. All the living and non living things that interact in an area.
Look at this food chain and tell which organism is an herbivore.
Grasshopper
In this food web what are the two producers?
berries and plantains
Name one producer in our terrariums.
grass, radish, birdseed or leek
Where are the producers on an energy pyramid?
At the bottom.
What does biotic mean?
a. Living things in an ecosystem.
b. Non-living things in an ecosystem.
a. Living things in an ecosystem.
Look at this food chain and tell which organism is a carnivore.
Frog or snake or hawk are all correct.
In this food web name one herbivore.
Name one decomposer in our terrarium.
mealworm or earthworm
What do primary consumers eat?
producers
Give an example of an ABIOTIC factor (non-living) in an ecosystem.
Any of these are correct:
sunlight
rocks
air
temperature
Look at the food chain and tell which organism is the decomposer.
Bacteria, fungi or worms
In this food web, which two organisms would be the apex predators?
Buzzard and fox
What part of the producers in your terrarium were holding the soil together?
the roots
What does tertiary consumer mean?
a. first level consumer
b. second level consumer
c. third level consumer
c. third level consumer
Is water a biotic factor or abiotic factor in an ecosystem?
Abiotic
Which organism in this food chain is a producer?
a. grass b. grasshopper c. frog d. snake e. eagle
a. grass
In this food web name a secondary consumer?
Buzzard, fox, frog, snake, or ladybug
Why is it important to add decomposers to a terrarium?
Answers may vary: They break down dead organic matter (plants and animals) and recycling nutrients back into the soil which can then be used by plants.
Which level consumer gets the most amount of energy?
a. primary consumer
b. secondary consumer
c. tertiary consumer
a. primary consumer
Explain the difference between a producer and a consumer in an ecosystem.
Answers will vary but a producer is any plant that uses photosynthesis to make its own food for energy and a consumer eats other things like plants and animals to get its energy.
Which organism is the apex predator?
Eagle
In this food web name a tertiary consumer.
dragonfly, titmouse, snake, or buzzard
What does terra- mean in the word terrarium?
Earth or land
Which organism has the least amount of energy available?
Tertiary consumer or apex predator