Living or Non Living
Is the sun a living or non-living thing in an ecosystem?
Non living
Why is apex predator at the top of a food chain?
It has no known natural predators.
Give an example of a biotic (living) thing an ecosystem.
plants, animals, bacteria
An example of a producer in a food chain.
plant, tree, grass
What organism(s) does a hawk directly obtain energy from?
snake, mice, rabbits, other small animals
Give an example of an abiotic (non living) thing in an ecosystem.
Air, water, soil, rock, sun
The difference between a food web and a food chain.
A food chain shows one single path of energy (Grass → Rabbit → Fox), while a food web shows many interconnected food chains, which is more realistic because most animals eat more than one thing.
A decomposer's role in an ecosystem.
Decomposers (like fungi, bacteria, and worms) break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil so producers can use them again, recycling everything in the ecosystem.