A _____ is where an animal lives, but a ____is what it does!
HABITAT NICHE
The main source of energy for a food web in an ecosystem is the
the sun
TRUE OR FALSE
The size of the habitat depends on the organism’s needs.
TRUE
A model that shows how energy passes from one organism to another in an ecosystem.
Food Chain
A ______ is the place where an animal or plant naturally lives.
habitat
living organisms that obtain their energy by breaking down waste and dead organisms. Some examples include bacteria, fungi, worms, and vultures.
Decomposers
TRUE OR FALSE
A niche is the role (job) that an organism performs in the food web of a community
TRUE
If an animal in the middle of the food web disappears what would happen to the animals who consume it.
They would not have enough food to eat
All the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time are a
population
living organisms that obtain their energy from consuming other organisms.
Consumers
Living things include soil, air and water
FALSE
A system of connected food chains for a whole ecosystem.
Food Web
All the living things in the same place at the same time together make up
a community
What type of organism has more energy
producers
TRUE OR FALSE
Classification is a way to organize objects, things, or organisms
TRUE
What is the organization on the ecosystem
ECOSYSTEM- COMMUNITY- POPULATION- ORGANISM
Pandas consuming bamboo for energy is an example of a
Niche
The Sun’s energy cycles through ecosystems from ______ to ______ and back into the nutrient pool through decomposers.
producers, consumers
Ecosystems and their characteristics are the result of complex interactions among Earth's systems
TRUE
A ______ is a tool that allows the use to determine the identity of living things
dichotomous key