Definitions
producer
an organism that makes food
building too many houses on forest land or in deserts
What is the most important- producers, consumers or decomposers and WHY?
producers because without them there is no other way for organisms to survive
plant roots hold soil in place, producers make shelter for consumers and decomposers, producers help us BREATHE!
THE FOOD CHAIN shows the set of steps which organisms get the food they need to survive
True
Name 3 examples of a habitat
2. under rocks
3. lake/pond
habitat
an organisms home
Can you name a place that you have been to that has helped the ecosystem in NJ?
bird sanctuary
name the 4 steps
1. producers make food (plants)
2. consumers eat producers (cadipillar eats leave)
3. some consumers eat other consumers (birds eat bugs)
4. decomposers feed on dead producers, consumers and wastes ( fungi, mold, etc)
A rock is an example of a living thing in an ecosystem
False
The 2 ways that producers help the environment?
1. hold the soil in place
2. provide shelter for consumers and decomposers
consumer
How can animals harm the ecosystem?
too many animals in one area can eat all of the food and take a lot of water (example the deer in our yard)
what is the main color of producers?
green!!! aka chloroplast gives the color
An ecosystem is living things in the environment only and how they interact
F it is both living and non-living things and how they interact
how are ecosystems different (3 ways)?
1. water 2. soil 3. sunlight
food web
plants help keep soil from eroding
birds at insects that arm plants
humans protect wildlife via sancuaries
what is an energy captuter?
producers get light from sun and transform into food
Water is the MAIN difference in ecosystems
T
a community is the living part of an ecosystem and and example would be a desert with cacti, plants and certain animals
ecosystem
living and non-living things in the environmnt and how they interact
Can you give an example of consumer in our neighborhood that is harming the ecosystem?
lantern flies
Name the 3 types of consumers?
2. carnivores
3. omnivores
A community is the living part of an ecosystem
T
Name the 3 types of consumers and what they do
1. omnivore- eat plants and animals
2. herbivore- eat only plants
3. carnivore- eat only animals