Ecosystems

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is a community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment, including both living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) components.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, create their own food through photosynthesis and are the foundation of the food chain.

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What are consumers in an ecosystem?

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Consumers are organisms that eat other organisms for energy. They can be primary, secondary, or tertiary consumers.

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What is a primary consumer?

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A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers. For example, a rabbit eats grass.

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What is a decomposer?

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Decomposers are organisms, like fungi and bacteria, that break down dead material and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is a food chain?

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A food chain is a sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

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What is a food web?

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A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem, showing how different organisms are related.

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What is biodiversity?

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Biodiversity refers to the variety of living things in an ecosystem, including different species of plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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What is a habitat?

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A habitat is the natural environment where an organism lives, providing food, shelter, and mates for reproduction.

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What is a niche?

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A niche is the role or function of an organism within its ecosystem, including how it gets its food and interacts with other organisms.