What is a producer?
Organisms that need to make their own food and energy
What is an abiotic factor mean?
Abiotic factors are not alive
What is a herbivore?
They eat only plants
Food webs like the one in the picture show the cycling of matter and the flow of energy. What is the primary source of energy for all living organisms?
The sun
Which organism is the decomposer?
Fungus
What is a consumer?
An organism that must eat to get their energy
What is a biotic factor mean?
Biotic factors are alive.
What is an Omnivore?
Eat plants and animals
What is the role of a decomposer?
To break down dead or decaying matter
What are the three types of decomposers?
Fungi, Earthworm, Bacteria
Where do decomposers get their energy source?
Decaying organic organisms
What is an example of an abiotic factor?
Soil, Water, Air, sunlight, Rocks
What is an carnivore?
Eat only animals
How does the energy and food matter move from the producers to the fox in this food web?
The rabbit eats the grasses and seeds, and the fox eats the rabbit
What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?
A food chain is a simple pathway of energy flow while a food web shows the connects between many food chains.
Where do producers get their energy source?
The sun
What is the difference in population and community within an ecosystem?
A population is the same species of organisms that live in the same place at the same time. While the community is built up of many different populations.
What is a scavenger?
Herbivore, Omnivore or Carnivore
Carnivore
This is a food web that is associated with a pond ecosystem.
How does the grass help matter cycle through the ecosystem?
It passes energy from the sun to the other organisms.
Where does the cricket gets its energy?
The acorns
How do producers make their own food and energy?
Photosynthesis
An ecosystem is the _________ of biotic and abiotic factors.
interaction
What is a deer?
Herbivore, Omnivore or Carnivore
Herbivore
This is a forest food web. What role does the frog play in the flow of energy in this food web?
It is an __________ that gets its energy from a _______ and gives energy to a _________
It is an omnivore that gets its energy from a consumer and gives energy to a consumer
This food web describes the flow of matter and energy in an ecosystem. Which producer does the hawk depend on for energy?
Grass