Aquatic vs Terrestrial
Terrestrial vs Aquatic
Pros Cons Decoms
The Vores
Interconnectedness
100

What would happen if there was NO water in an ecosystem?

Both plants and animals would eventually die out.

100

Which three ecosystems contain saltwater organisms?

Ocean, Estuaries, Salt-Marshes

100

What two things makes an organism a decomposer?

1. It breaks down dead organisms

2. It returns nutrients to the soil

100

List three herbivores.

students lists at least three animals that only consume plants

100

What begins ALL Food Chains & Food Webs?

The SUN

200
In which terrestrial ecosystem would you find a green tree frong?

Rain Forest

200

Which ecosystem could be described below:

Animals-snakes, lizards, coyotes

Plants-cactus, grasses, shrubs

Desert

200

Which classification of organism is responsible for the nutrients in the soil?

Decomposers

200

List three Carnivores.

student lists at least three animals that eat only meat

200

If OrganismB were to increase, which organism would decrease?


OrganismA-->OrganismB-->OrganismC-->OrganismD

OrganismA

300

What is the main difference between an ocean and a lake ecosystem?

An ocean has salt water & a lake has freshwater.

300

Which two terrestrial ecosystems are very dry?

Desert & Tundra

300

What is the main job of a producer in any given ecosystem?

1. Gets energy from the sun.

2. Makes their own food using photosynthesis

300

How would I classify a brown bear that eats a variety of foods including insects, small animals, and berries?

Omnivore

300

What would happen if both lions and tigers, who are both carnivores, move into the same ecosystem?

They would fight [COMPETE] for food.

400

What makes an ecosystem aquatic?

Water

400

What makes an ecosystem terrestrial?

Land

400

If an animal eats the remains of a dead animal, what type of consumer would he be?

Scavenger

400

A cheetah eats zebras & gazelles; what type of consumer would it be considered?

Carnivore

400

If an ecosystem loses producers, which classification or organism would first be affected?

Herbivores

500

What are the only two freshwater ecosystems?

Lakes & Ponds

500

Which ecosystem contains fertile soil, covered with tall grasses, bison, prairie dog, & grasshoppers?

Grassland

500

If there are no decomposers in an ecosystem, what would happen?

The ecosystems would have no nutrients.

There would be no plants.

Everything would die.

500

If I only eat shrubs and tall grass, what would I be considered?

Herbivore

500

Explain WHY the spotted owl population would decrease if there is a wildfire in a forest.

The wildfire would destroy all of the producers, then the herbivores would have nothing to eat. They would either die out or leave the area, and the spotted owl would do the same.