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?
a diagram showing interconnecting food chains that illustrate the
flow of energy through an ecosystem
What is food web
Animals ____________ for food, water, territory, and mates.
What is competition?
What is the Sun?
a community of organisms that interact with each other and their environment
What is an ecosystem?
Three types of organisms in an ecosystem.
What are producers, consumers, and decomposers?
an ecosystem in which many organisms cannot meet their needs
What is an unbalanced ecosystem
The small cells in plants used during Photosynthesis.
chloroplast
All the populations living in one place
What is Community?
living components of an ecosystem, such as plants and animals
What is a biotic factor?
a green cell found in plants that absorb light to make glucose during photosynthesis
What is a chloroplast?
an ecosystem in which many organisms can meet their needs
What is a balanced ecosystem?
What is a human change to an ecosystem?
examples: pollution, building homes, stores, or highways
A specie that belongs to a specific ecosystem__________.
What is a native/keystone species?
nonliving components of an ecosystem, such as water, sunlight, and oxygen
What is an abiotic factor?
Plants use this process to turn light into chemical energy
What is photosynthesis
What is a natural change in an ecosystem?
Name any natural disaster.
Name a biotic factor in an ecosystem.
any living thing
In the process of photosynthesis what 2 factors make glucose?
Water and Carbon Dioxide
All energy flows in this.
What is a food chain or food web?
Nutrients that help plants grow but can destroy ecosystems
What is fertilizer?
a period of abnormally dry weather for the given area
What is a drought?