Ecosystems
Name 3 things plants need to grow?
Air, water, Soil
Mold is an example of ________
a decomposer
Plants make their own food. They are called ______________
Producers
Food chains always start with the sun and then a __________
Producer/plant.
Name 3 biotic things in a forest
Name 3 things that are alive
plants and animals that live in the forest
Name an animal that is a decomposer
worm
pill bug
Snail
Humans eat both plants and animals. We are considered ____________
Omnivores
Food chains show pictures of the living things, joined by _________
arrows.
Name 3 abiotic things in the forest
Name anything non living
Examples: rocks, air, water, temperature, sun
All the different plants and animals in the area
Animals feed on other living things. They are called _____________________.
sun ===> flower ===>bee
The bee is an example of a what in this food chain?
Predator
Cave Fish live in the dark cave and do not need the sunlight to survive. They eat insects like cave crickets. The crickets eat plants outside the cave. If the sun goes away, would the fish survive? Why or why not?
They would NOT survive because the crickets they eat will die. The crickets die because the plants die without the sunlight.
Name an example of a prey predator relationship in the forest
Example: Snake and Frog
Consumers that only feed on plants.
Herbivores
To show more than one food chain in an ecosystem we use food _________
webs.
Gophers ONLY eat parsley plants. Caterpillars also eat parsley plants. Birds eat the caterpillars.
Can the gophers help get rid of the caterpillars in this garden?
Yes. The gophers eat the parsley plants and so do the caterpillars. If the gophers eat all the plants, the caterpillars will go away. The gophers DO NOT eat the caterpillars.
Name an example of a prey predator in the ocean
example: Killer Whale and Seal
Consumers who only eat meat.
Carnivores
Caterpillars eat leaves off the tree. What happens if there is an over population of caterpillars?
The tree could die