Food Chain vs Food Web
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain is one link in the ecosystem, but a food web is a series of interconnected food chains.
An ____________ is where biotic and abiotic factors interact with each other.
Ecosystems
What is the difference between an aquatic ecosystem and a terrestrial ecosystem?
An aquatic ecosystem is water based.
A terrestrial ecosystem in land based.
What will happen to an owl population if the mouse population gets smaller?
The owl population will decrease because the mouse population (prey) has decreased.
My job is to make food. I can make my own food using photosynthesis. What am I?
A producer
Describe the relationship between a predator and a prey.
A predator hunts and kills other animals. The prey is hunted by the predator.
A biotic factor is a living part of an ecosystem.
An abiotic factor is a non-living thing in an ecosystem.
This terrestrial ecosystem is under water for almost half of the year.
Wetland
What might happen if there is no rainfall in the ecosystem for several months?
The population of plants and producers will decrease. This will also affect consumers who eat plants.
A parasite
What are the 3 type of consumers?
Carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores
Explain the difference between an individual, population, and community.
An individual is one single organism.
A population is all members of one type of organism that live in the same place.
A community is a mixture of different organisms that live in the same area.
The tides and fresh water affect the salinity of which aquatic ecosystem?
Estuaries
How would populations in a community be affected if all green plants died?
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I help the food chain by providing nutrients for the soil. What am I?
A decomposer
Explain the difference between a carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore
A carnivore only eats other animals.
A herbivore only eats plants.
An omnivore eats both plants and animals.
Define salinity
Amount of salt in a substance
Plants are dependent on __________, which provides different nutrients to grow.
A. Sun
B. Soil Composition
C. Decomposers
D. Herbivores
Soil Composition
How would the population of herbivores or other animals in a community be affected if all the carnivores disappeared?
Their population would increase.
I like to hunt for my food, but if you remove me from the community my prey will have a better chance at survival. What am I?
A predator
Provide 3 examples of producers and 3 examples of decomposers.
Producers: wheat, grass, oak tree, cactus, etc.
Decomposers: mold, fungus, bacteria, worm, etc.
Give three examples of biotic and abiotic factors
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Describe one type of aquatic ecosystem and one type of terrestrial ecosystem.
Aquatic: Oceans, estuaries, lakes and ponds
Terrestrial: Grasslands, wetlands, and forests.
What happens if the population of one group grows too large?
The area could become overpopulated and there would be an imbalance.
It is my duty to keep the resources that I provide at a certain level or amount. What am I?
A limiting factor