Ecosystems 1
something that produces food for itself
What is a producer?
An organism that only eats meat
What is a carnivore?
any animal that feeds mainly on plants; plant-eater
What is a herbivore?
A Living thing
What is an organism?
A bear, gorilla, raccoon, human are examples of .....
What are Omnivores?
bacteria, fungi, worms, ants, beetles, sow bugs
What are some examples of decomposers?
Cheetah, Shark, T.Rex
What is a carnivore?
Animal that eats both plants and animals
What is an omnivore?
The arrows in a food chain and food web represent....
What is the flow of energy?
Animals ____________ for food, water, territory, and mates.
What is competition?
What is the Sun?
Three types of organisms in an ecosystem.
What are producers, consumers, and decomposers?
a change or disturbance of the environment most often caused by human influences and natural ecological processes.
What is an environmental change?
What animals do when there is a lack of resources in an ecosystem.
What is MAD (Migrate, Adapt, Die)?
All the populations living in one place
What is Community?
What is a biotic factor?
A herd of buffalo in a safari.
What is a population?
a system of overlapping food chains
What is a food web?
All energy flows in this.
What is a food chain or food web?
A specie that belongs to a specific ecosystem__________.
What is a native species?
non-living components of an ecosystem such as sunlight, air and water
What is an abiotic factor?
Plants use this process to turn light into chemical energy
What is photosynthesis