Classifying Organisms
All plants are considered to be what type of organism?
Producers
grass -> rabbit -> fox -> worm
Which organism is the apex predator of this chain?
Fox
What is an abiotic factor that can be found in an ocean, forest, grassland, desert, and tundra?
Sunlight or Air
Creatures that hunt and eat other animals are considered to be what type of organism?
Carnivore
grass -> grasshopper -> frog -> snake -> hawk
Which organism is not a consumer?
grass
What is the main differences between a coniferous forest and a deciduous forest?
Deciduous forests lose leaves in the fall
Coniferous forests are cooler in climate
What would you classify an organism that breaks down dead animals and plants and returns their energy into the soil?
Decomposer
grass -> grasshopper -> frog -> snake -> hawk
What would happen to the snake population if the frogs died out?
Snakes would decrease
What do desert biomes and grassland biomes have in common?
Little to no trees
A deer walking though the forest stops and eats grass and berries. What classification would you give this organism?
Consumer/Herbivore
grass -> grasshopper -> frog -> snake -> hawk
What would happen to the snake population if the hawks went to a different ecosystem?
Snakes would increase
What do oceans and estuaries have in common?
Saltwater
A raccoon came across a dead frog left behind by a hawk. The raccoon eats some of the frog and then travels on to eat an apple that had fallen on the ground. What TWO classifications could you use to identify the raccoon?
Scavenger and Omnivore
Where does every food web get the original energy for survival?
Sun
Why would an estuary support a more variety of life than an ocean or a lake?
Estuaries are made of salt and fresh water