The natural home of living things
Habitats
A community of organisms that live together in a particular habitat
Ecosystem
Biotic components are grouped into...
Species
Living organisms that make their own food
Producers
What demonstrates how living things feed on other living things in an ecosystem?
Food chain
A habitat that exists in water
Aquatic habitat
Factors that affect living things: Soil, rocks, water, air and sunlight
Abiotic components
A population in an ecosystem refers to organisms of the...
Same species
Organisms that cannot make their own food
Consumers
Food chains always start with a...
Producer
A habitat that exists on land
The living things themselves
Biotic components
All the different populations that live together and interact make up a...
Community
The process of using sunlight to obtain energy to make food
Photosynthesis
Interconnected food chains are represented in what?
Food webs
What is the main source of energy in ecosystems?
Sunlight
Poor soil lacks (does not have enough)...
Nutrients
Is this an organism, population or community?
Community
Hyenas and vultures are examples of what?
Scavengers
Earthworms, mold and fungi are examples of what?
Decomposers
How many kilograms of oxygen does a person breathe in one year?
260 kg
Flora and fauna refer to...
Plants (flora) and animals (fauna)
What is necessary for the survival of the ecosystem?
Interaction between abiotic and biotic components
What are tertiary consumers?
Animals that eat secondary consumers
Food relationships are very important for the success of an ecosystem, but they are also very...
Fragile