Ecosystems 1
What does a herbivore eat?
Plants
A group of different species living in the same area
What is a community?
bacteria, fungi, worms, ants, beetles, sow bugs
What are some examples of decomposers?
algae, elm tree, grass are all examples of what?
What are producers?
Name at least 3 things you could find in a forest community.
(Various answers)
Examples: Deer, foxes, birds, squirrels, trees, bushes, rabbits, mushrooms, etc...
Which of the following would be a producer in a pond?
A. Frog
B. Lily Pad
C. Snake
Lily Pad
Which animal is an omnivore?
A. Rat
B. Snake
C. Horse
Rat
The living and nonliving things and the ways they interact in an environment (ex: redwood forest, swamp, Mojave Desert)
What is an ecosystem?
A large body of saltwater that covers most of the earth’s surface is called—
Ocean
What ecosystem would you find a scorpion living in?
Desert
An area of flat land where grass is the main type of plant life is known as a—
Grassland
Name 3 things you could find in an ocean community.
(Various answers)
Examples: Sharks, jellyfish, algae, seaweed, shrimp, plankton, fish, whales, etc..
phytoplankton -> minnow -> tuna -> shark
This is an example of a...
What is a food chain?
Which animals is a carnivores?
A. Cow
B. Snake
C. Owl
Snake and Owl
An area of shallow, muddy fresh or salt water without trees is—
A marsh
A hot, humid ecosystem that receives large amounts of rain each year is a—
Rainforest
A single self-contained living thing
What is an organism?
What would you label fungi...
A. Producer
B. Consumer
C. Decomposer
Decomposer
An animal that can be hunted by other animals.
Prey
Which would be a consumer in the ocean?
A. Sand
B. Jellyfish
C. Seaweed
Jellyfish
What is a population?
An organism that feeds on dead and decaying organisms
What are decomposers?
What would you label a shark...
A. Producer
B. Consumer
C. Decomposer
Consumer
An animal that hunts other animals.
Predator
The source of energy that is absorbed by plants for photosynthesis.
What is sunlight?
Which of these is are nonliving?
A. Corn stalk
B. Sand
C. Soil
Sand and Soil
A body of fresh water that is smaller than a lake where frogs and fish live is called a—
A Pond
An organism that uses sunlight to create its food
What is a producer
The order of "what eats what" for a specific set of organisms. It is linear.
What is a food chain?
What would you label a Pine tree...
A. Producer
B. Consumer
C. Decomposer
Producer
Air, water, and the sun are all ......
What are nonliving (abiotic) things?
Which of these is an herbivore?
A. Lion
B. Rat
C. Horse
Horse
An animal that you might find in a river...
A. Squid
B. Otter
C. Shark
D. Komodo Dragon
Otter