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A community interacting organism and their environment
Ecosystems
producers=
plants, algae, etc...
consumers=
herbivores, carnivores, omnivores
decomposers=
bacteria, fungi, etc...
Where do plants get their energy
Sunlight, water, oxygen
An organism that creates its own food is called what?
Producer
What is a consumer?
An organism that cannot produce its own food.
Consider this food chain: algae --> water fleas --> minnows --> trout --> bear The minnows in this food chain are:
Secondary carnivores.
How would grass and trees compete
Both need nutrients, water, sunlight
All the different populations that live together in an area
Community
What is a carnivore
eats meat
The abiotic factor that warms and gives light to Earth
Sun
Why cant ecosystems live on the sun
The heat would kill the plants due to the lack of water on the sun
What eats plants
herbivore
A community is a group of different species that live in one area. List things that make up the community in the Forest ecosystem
deer, bear, bobcats, bugs, birds, etc...
Abiotic factors are all NON LIVING things in the ecosystem. What are some examples of abiotic factors in the Forest ecosystem
Sunlight, air, water, rocks, dirt, etc...
Which two living things may compete for space (Home)
Lion, tiger, bear, wolf, etc...
List biotic factors that you see in the forest ecosystem
Deer, rabbits. birds, bugs, etc...
What is an omnivore
Eats both plants and meat
For the food web : What does the praying mantis represent?
primary consumer