Ecosystems
This is a community of living and nonliving things.
Ecosystem
"Terrestrial" means what?
Land
"Aquatic" means what?
Water
This is a feeding relationship among organisms in an ecosystem.
Food Chain
This is a plant that makes its own food.
Producer
These are the two types of ecosystems.
Aquatic and terrestrial
Name the four types of terrestrial ecosystems we have studied.
Desert, Grassland, Forest, Rainforest
Pond, Marsh, Swamp, Stream, River, Ocean
This travels through the ecosystem through a food chain.
Energy
This is an animal that eats other organisms for energy.
Consumer
Name three living things in an ecosystem.
Plants, animals, insects
Which terrestrial ecosystem is made up of mostly trees?
Forest
This aquatic ecosystem is a small still body of water surrounded by land.
Pond
This is the source of all energy in a food chain.
The Sun
Decomposer
What are the five nonliving things in an ecosystem?
Sunlight, Water, Soil, Air, Nutrients
Giraffes, lions, elephants, and zebras are a part of which terrestrial ecosystem?
Grassland
Aquatic ecosystems include _______ water and ______ water.
Fresh water and Salt water
The arrows in a food chain ALWAYS point to..
The organism doing the eating or receiving the energy
Name an example of a producer, consumer, and decomposer.
Ex: Producer: grass, consumer: zebra, decomposer: fungi
How are aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems different?
Aquatic is water, terrestrial is land
This terrestrial ecosystem is wet and warm all year long.
Rainforest
Marsh or Marshland
What is the order of all food chains?
1) The Sun, 2) Producer, 3) Consumer, 4) Decomposer
An earthworm is an example of this.
Decomposer