Vocab 1
all the living and nonliving things in an environment and the many ways they interact
ecosystem
a diagram that shows the amount of energy that flows from producers to consumers
energy pyramid
covered with grasses, some rain, flat, bison live there
grassland
Give an example of a decomposer
possible answers: earthworm, fungus, bacteria, bugs, mushrooms, other answers Mrs. Corder says are acceptable.
What is a balanced ecosystem?
All organisms have enough food, water, and space, or other answer that Mrs. Corder says is acceptable.
organisms that break down dead plants and animal remains or waste
decomposers
a consumer that eats only plants
herbivore
rainy climate, many trees, owls and slugs live there
rain forest
Give an example of a producer
possible answers: grass, plants, flowers, trees, or any other answer Mrs. Corder says is acceptable.
In an energy pyramid, which level has the most energy?
producer/bottom level
the area where a living thing lives in its’ ecosystem
habitat
shows the flow of energy from one organism to another by eating and being eaten
food chain
very cold, ground frozen all year, little to no plants, caribou live there
tundra
What does an omnivore eat?
both plants and animals
Sarah planted flowers in her backyard. Bees came to collect nectar. What role are the bees playing in this ecosystem?
consumer
living things that eat other living things
consumers
consumer that eats only meat
carnivore
very dry, can be warm or cold, lizards and cactus
desert
What is most likely to happen if
most of a population of animals
dies of disease?
the food web will change
If a hawk eats a snake, which eats a frog, which eats insects, what type of relationship is being shown?
food chain
when plants make their own food
producers
is a system of overlapping food chains in which the flow of energy spreads out in many directions
food web
ground covered with water, water lilies and cypress trees, alligators
wetlands
What is passed along in an energy pyramid?
energy
A forest loses many trees due to a fire. What might happen to the animals that live there (assuming they didn't die in the fire)?
Some animals may lose their homes and food sources, or another answer that Mrs. Corder says is acceptable.