What we find in Ecosystems
What is an ecosystem?
a community of organisms that live together in a particular habitat.
How do PRODUCERS produces their food?
Through photosynthesis
Is a lake a freshwater or saltwater ecosystem?
Freshwater ecosystem
True or false: when there are very few organisms of a species left we call it an EXTINCT species.
False: .....we call it an ENDANGERED species
Does Caroline prefer Cats or Dogs?
Dogs
What is the difference between FLORA and FAUNA?
Flora= plants Fauna= Animals
What is Scavenger?
Bonus 50pts: give me an example
An animal that eats the remains of dead animals
Bonus: Hyenas, Vultures
What is the largest kind of aquatic ecosystem?
What is the difference between SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS and COMPETITIVE RELATIONSHIPS?
Symbiotic- organism depend on each other to survive
Competitive- Organisms compete with each other to survive
What is Caroline's favorite color? Purple, Red, or Gold?
Purple
An ecosystem includes the interaction between __________ and ________ components.
Bonus 100pts: Give me an example for each.
An ecosystem includes the interaction between ABIOTIC and BIOTIC components.
Abiotic- water Biotic- fish
A rabbit is what kind of consumer? What does it eat?
Bonus 50 pts: what kind of consumer eats rabbits?
Bonus: Secondary or tertiary consumers
Name two different types of TERRESTRIAL ecosystems.
Bonus 50pts: How many are there in total?
Grasslands, Deciduous forests, Rainforests, Tundra, Mediterranean forests, deserts.
Bonus: 6
What are the 3 negative ways humans interact with their ecosystems? (Hint: how do they damage the environment?)
Deforestation, Overexploitation (overfishing), Pollution
What state is Caroline from in the United States?
Washington State
What is the difference between a SPECIES, POPULATION, and COMMUNITY?
Species- a type of living thing/ organism
Population- all the organisms of the same species in an ecosystem
Community- All the populations in an ecosystem
What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?
Food chain: shows how living things feed on other living things
Food web: how food chains are interconnected
What is the most biodiverse ecosystem on Earth?
The rainforest ecosystems
The bee obtains the nectar from flowers and the flowers are pollinated by the bees.
Is Caroline's favorite movie series Twilight, Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings?
What three things do plants provide for the ecosystem?
They provide oxygen, food and shelter.
Give me a full example of food chain (producer to decomposer).
grass-grasshopper- mouse- fox- fungi
The grasslands
What kind of relationship would a spider have with a plant?
Bonus 50pts: explain why it is this kind of relationship
Commensalism
Bonus: the spider benefits because it builds a web on the plant and the plant is unaffected.
What is Caroline's sister's name?
Emily