Ecosystem
What is biotic?
Living organism
Which is more complex, a food chain or a food web?
A food web is more complex.
What non living thing gives energy to the Earth and all living things?
The Sun
Which eats what?
carnivore: meat
omnivore: both
What is abiotic?
Non living thing
What is a food chain?
A simple chain of one living organism being consumed by a higher level organism.
What is the first level?
Producer
What is a bear?
Omnivore
What is a population in an ecosystem?
What is a food web?
A complex web of multiple organisms consuming multiple organisms.
What are the levels of consumers?
Primary, secondary, tertiary
What is a hawk?
Carnivore
What is a community in an ecosystem?
A group of animals interacting together.
What starts a food chain or a food web?
A producer
What is the last level of a food chain/web?
Decomposer
What is a primary consumer?
Herbivore *with some exceptions
Pollution
Human activity (deforestation, construction, fires)
Natural disasters (floods, hurricanes, tornadoes)
Endangered species
Invasive species
Give an example of a 5 level food chain.
producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, decomposer
Give an example for each level.
producer: plants, grass, flowers
consumer: zebra, bear, lion
decomposer: mushroom, bacteria, maggots
Name an example for each.
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