producers
What IS a producer?
An organism (like a plant) that create their own food using photosynthesis.
what is a consumer?
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to survive.
What is photosynthesis?
a process where plants turn light into chemical energy.
What is the purpose of a decomposer?
To break down dead plants, animals, and waste products.
What is population density?
The amount of people/ a certain type of species that lives within a certain area.
TIP:to find the population density in a formula
Pop density=Total population/Total land area
What eats producers?
Consumers
heterotroph.
what do plants do for life?
They generate Oxygen for living beings to use.
Can 2 decomposers decompose the same animal at the same time?
Yes decomposers do it all the time.
The number of individuals of a population in a given area is _______.
Population density.
What is essential for producers to grow and thrive?
Water, sunlight, and CO2 (Carbon dioxide)
What eats PRIMARY consumers?
Secondary consumers.
why are plants called autotrophs?
Because they can generate their own food.
What are some animals that decompose others?
(Only 3 awnsers are needed for the point)
Flies, Earthworms, Arachnids, Crabs, Snails, beetles, termites, maggots (Pre flies), ants, Mites, springtails, fungi, bacteria or vultures.
The movement of organisms from one place to another
Migration.
What type of consumers eat producers?
Herbervores AND Omnivores.
What eats SECONDARY consumers
Tertiary consumers OR apex predators.
Why do plants need photosynthesis?
To create their own food and fuel their growth.
Where are most decomposers found within an ecosystem?
In soil or in the forest floor.
TRUE OR FALSE: Population density is the opposite of population bottle neck
FALSE. Although it might sound like opposites, they're not the same NOR different. They're completely different concepts so don't get them mixed up!
Which compound is the CORRECT compound for a plant to go through photosynthesis?
A)6CO2+6H2O+Light energy -> C6 H12 O6+ 6O2
B)C6 H12 O6+ 6O2 -> 6CO2+6H2O
C)CO2+H2O ->C6H12O6+O2
D)6CO2+6H3O+Light energy -> C4 H12 O6+ 6O2
A
If all types of consumers weren't in the environment, what would happen in the ecosystem AND what sphere would be impacted?
The ecosystem/entire system would fundamentally collapse and it would affect the Biosphere, Atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere would be impacted.
Is a plant that goes through the ultimate process of photosynthesis a autotroph or a heterotophs.
An autotroph
Why are decomposers needed to maintain homeostasis within the biosphere?
They break down dead animals, preventing toxic buildup meaning without them ecosystems would collapse.
What happens when there is little variation in a population and why?
The alleles will be too alike to create different traits, leading to harmful traits, and risk of extinction within that little area of that population.