Living/Non-Living
What is one non-living source that is necessary for a ecosystem to function.?
Sun, Air, or Water
What are the three types of consumers?
herbivore, omnivore, carnivore
What is the bottom layer of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary called?
Forest floor
What are the four systems (spheres) of Earth?
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere (Lithosphere)
Atmosphere
What are decomposers?
A decomposer is an organism that breaks down waste, bacteria, and dead plants and animals.
True or False, the sun is a living organism?
False
What organism is at the beginning of a food chain?
Producer
What is the main producer in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary?
Kelp
Which part of Earth systems involves water?
Hydrosphere
Which organism makes it own food?
Producer
Is a producer living or non-living?
Living
What is a food web?
A food web is a complex food chain that shows are the feeding relationships in an ecosystem.
Where is the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary located?
Northern California
Which part of Earth systems includes living organisms?
Biosphere
Which process does producers use to make their own food?
Photosynthesis
What type of of consumer is a bear?
Omnivore
What are all the organisms included in a food web or food chain?
Consumers, Producers, Decomposers
What type of ecosystem is the Monterey Bay National Ecosystem?
Marine/Aquatic
Which part of Earth's systems include the land?
Geosphere
Which ecosystem would you find an Orange Garibaldi?
Marine/Aquatic
Monterey Bay
Consumers living or non-living?
Living
In which direction does energy flow in a food chain or food web?
The energy flows in the direction that energy is transferred from one organism to the next.
What two things that the organism need to compete for in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary?
shelter/food
Which part of Earth's systems include all the gases on Earth?
Atmosphere
Is a fox a terrestrial or aquatic organism?
Terrestrial