What is an ecosystem?
What are the three components of an ecosystems.
The living things, ________________ and their ____________________.
physical environment / relationships
What biome has a hot, dry climate and receives very little rainfall?
Desert
________________ make their own food.
Plants
Food chains always start with a __________
Producer.
Process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria release oxygen into the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
Tell us three examples of SPECIES.
Open answer (dogs, cats, foxes, mice, eagles, etc.)
What is the benefit of a tree being tall in the rainforest?
So it can receive more sunlight
According to how they obtain food, living things in ecosystems and p__________ and c___________
producers / consumers
Food chains show pictures of the living things, joined by _________
arrows.
How does deforestation affect carbon storage and oxygen exchange processes?
Reducing carbon storage through loss of trees. Less oxygen released back into the environment
All the living things of the same species that live in an ecosystem is a _______________
Population
True or false Some fish use bright colors to attract mates
True
_______________ are consumers. They feed on other living things.
Animals
Continue the food chain:
Producer --------->_______________ ---------->Secondary consumer
primary consumer
Why is decomposition crucial for the environment?
Recycling nutrients and carbon, maintaining ecosystem balance
All the different populations of living things that live together in the same ecosystem is a _____________.
community.
An important part of ecosystems are the ____________ between living things and the environment.
relationships
Herbivores are _____________ consumers. They only feed on plants.
primary consumers
To show more than one food chain in an ecosystem we use food _________
webs.
Alternative energy sources recommended for mitigating carbon emissions and reducing fossil fuel dependency?
Solar, wind, hydroelectric, and nuclear power (renewable energy)
Why do some fish blend in with their environments?
To avoid being eaten
List all 8 biomes
Desert, grassland, tropical rainforest, temperate rainforest, temperate deciduous forest, tundra, taiga, in water.
________________ are secondary consumers.
Carnivores
Tell an example of food chain:
Open answer (grass --> rabbit --> fox)
Role of producers (plants) in capturing carbon?
Absorbing carbon dioxide during photosynthesis