Living/Nonliving
Any living thing
Biotic
What gives energy to all chains
Sun
Hottest ecosystem
Desert
Name two ecosystems with salt in them
Estuary and salt
Another name for plants
Producers
Which is nonliving? A squirrel, two raccoons, a snake, a rock, a palm tree
What is a rock
What is the first part of the chain?
Producers
Describe a population
What is all of one kind of a species that lives in an ecosystem
Name three fresh water ecosystems
River, stream, lake, pond, waterfall
What part of the food chain turns into recyclable materials
Decomposers
Which of the following is an example of a living thing: a feather, water, a beetle, rocks, a waterfall
What is a beetle
What are the animals in the chain called?
Consumers
Describe what would make up the community of coral reef
What is clown fish, jelly fish, seaweed, etc.
Name two terrestrial ecosystems
Grassland, forest, rainforest, tundra
Name the three categories of consumers
Carnivore, Omnivore, Herbivore
NON Living things in an ecosystem are called what
Abiotic
What is the last part of the chain?
Decomposers
What is the coldest ecosystem
Tundra
Name three aquatic ecosystems
Lakes, ponds, marshes, wetlands, oceans, estuaries
Name two animals that would occupy the same niche
Various answers
In order to survive, all living things need:
What is space, shelter, air (oxygen), food, and water
Name three decomposers
Worms, maggots, mushrooms, bacteria
Which ecosystem is hot and dry with lots of large animals?
Grassland
What is an ecosystem made of?
biotic and abiotic
The mice would overpopulate, and the eagles would die off