Ecosystem 1
Which classification best describes herbivores?
A. producers
B. consumers
C. predators
D. decomposers
B. consumers
Which type of animal usually eats both producers and consumers?
A. an omnivore
B. a carnivore
C. a herbivore
D. a predator
A. an omnivore
It is very hot during the day and cold at night. Where am I?
Desert
Which organism is a consumer?
A. tree
B. grass
C. flower
D. squirrel
D. squirrel
Which organism is a producer?
A. frog
B. mushroom
C. grass
D. lizard
C. grass
This is the coldest ecosystem. Where am I?
Tundra
Poisonous frogs, gorillas, and parrots live here. Where am I?
Rainforest
What do we call something that gets energy by eating food and not by producing it?
Consumers
What is the process called in which producers make their own food?
Photosynthesis
What is a food chain?
Describes how energy in an ecosystem flows from one organism to another.
Name the non-living things found in an ecosystem.
light, soil, shade, air, and water
In an ocean ecosystem, if the population of sharks suddenly decreased, what would most likely happen to the rest of the ecosystem?
a. The ecosystem would become overpopulated with fish.
b. The ecosystem would see a decrease in the population of fish as well.
c. The nutrition of the soil would decrease.
a. The ecosystem would become overpopulated with fish.
How does energy in an ecosystem flows from one organism to another?
Food Chain
What is the Sun?
The main source of energy for functioning ecosystems.
Explain what would happen if Bee's went extinct?
Bees are an important pollinator so plants would struggle to make seeds. They would possibly die out.
Which statement is true?
A. Plants and animals depend on sunlight.
B. Producers depend on consumers.
C. Only plants depend on sunlight.
D. Only animals depend on sunlight.
A. Plants and animals depend on sunlight.
What is an adaptation?
Any alteration in the structure or function of an organism or any of its parts that results from natural selection and by which the organism becomes better fitted to survive and multiply in its environment.
What do all desert animals need to do in order to survive in the desert?
They need to save water and food. They need to find shelter during the hot sunny day.
What would most likely result if all plants in an area were destroyed?
Consumer populations would decrease because plants provide them with energy.
A place in the desert where there is a pond of water is called?
Oasis
In your own words, explain migration.
Migration means to move from one place to another in search of food, water and shelter.
Why do animals migrate? Provide two reasons.
To find food/ water sources, and for warmer temperatures
What are the two things that make up an ecosystem?
Biotic and abiotic
What is a decomposer?
They break down decaying remains.
What is food web?
A diagram that shows multiple paths of energy to flow in an ecosystem.