Productores, consumidores y descomponedores
Match each word with its example
Word Example
Producer Rabbit
Consumer Mushroom
Decomposer Flower
Word Example
Producer--------- Flower
Consumer ------- Human
Decomposer ----- Mushroom
Where does the energy that starts photosynthesis come from?
The sun
True or False
A food web shows how organisms are connected in an ecosystem
TRUE
Define predator and give an example
Definition: An animal that hunts and kills its food
Examples: Lynx, wolf, owl, coyote, etc
Define biotic and give an example
Examples: Plants, animals, humans, things that have died, etc
Define consumer and give one example
Definition: An organisms that gets energy & matter by EATING other organisms.
Example: Any animal
What are the raw materials (starting materials) of photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide & Water
True or False
A food web shows only ONE path of matter and energy flow in an ecosystem
FALSE
Definition: Animal that is hunted and killed by predator
Examples: Mice, rabbits, deer, etc
Define abiotic and give an example
Definition: Non-living (never was living)
Examples: Air, water, soil, temperature, rocks, sand, the sun, etc
Define producer and give one example
Definition: An organism uses energy & matter from the environment to make its own food
Example: Any plant
What are the products (what is made) of photosynthesis?
Glucose & Oxygen
True or False
A food web shows the population of each organism
FALSE
If the prey population went extinct, what would happen to the predator population?
It would decrease
Define competition
When organisms seek the same resource in an ecosystem
Define decomposer and give one example
Definition: An organism that gets matter and energy by breaking down dead organisms
Example: Mushroom, fungi or bacteria
What are the raw materials (starting materials) of cellular respiration?
Glucose & Oxygen
True or False
A food web shows which organisms would be affected if one population of organisms changed
TRUE
If the predator population went extinct, what would happen to the prey population?
It would increase
Define mutualism
A symbiotic relationship where both species benefits
What happens when decomposers break down dead and decaying organisms?
What are the products (what is made) of cellular respiration?
Carbon dioxide & Water
What is the danger of introducing a new species to an ecosystem?
It could harm other relationships and it can cause changed to food webs. It can make it difficult to find resources.
If the population of flowers die, the bee population would...
decrease
Possible answers: Not enough resources, natural disaster, disease, competition, man-made factors, etc