Parts of an Ecosystem

Parts of an Ecosystem

CO: I will be able to identify the organisms in an ecosystem including Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers.

CO: Podré identificar los organismos en un ecosistema, incluidos productores, consumidores y descomponedores.

Parts of Ecosystems

• Ecosystem: The Interactions of organisms (living things) and non-living parts of an environment.

• We will take a look at examples of important "LIVING THINGS" and "NON-LIVING THINGS" found in many ecosystems.

• Ecosistema: Interacciones entre organismos (seres vivos) y partes no vivas de un entorno.

• Echaremos un vistazo a ejemplos de "COSAS VIVAS" y "COSAS NO VIVAS" importantes que se encuentran en muchos ecosistemas.

Non-Living

Water
Agua

​Why is water important to an ecosystem?

Non-Living

Air
Aire

​​Why is air important to an ecosystem?

Non-Living

Soil
Suelo

​​Why is soil important to an ecosystem?

Non-Living

Climate/
Temperature
Clima/

Temperatura

​​Why is Climate important to an ecosystem?

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the interactions of organisms and non-living parts of an environment?

• ecosystem

• species

• producer

• fungus

Multiple Choice

Non-living parts of the ecosystem do not affect the living parts of ecosystem.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of these are an example of the non-living part of an ecosystem?

• insects

• trees

• water

• squirrels

Multiple Choice

What is another name for a living thing?

• organ

• organism

• omnivore

• oval

Hay múltiples tipos de organismos (seres vivos) y todos tienen funciones especiales. Echaremos un vistazo a 3 de ellos.

1. productores

2. Consumidores

3. Descomponedores

There are muiltiple types of organisms (living things) that all all have special roles. We will take a look at 3 of them.

1. Producers

2. Consumers

3. Decomposers

Organisms (Living Things)
Organismos (seres vivos)

Producers / Productores

• Plants

• Make or PRODUCE their own food from sunlight

• Role in Ecosystem: Food Source, Make oxygen for animals

• Plantas

• Elaborar o PRODUCIR sus propios alimentos a partir de la luz solar.

• Papel en el ecosistema: fuente de alimento, producción de oxígeno para los animales.

Multiple Choice

Which type of organism is a producer?

• bacteria

• fungus

• animal

• plant

Multiple Choice

Producers get their energy by making their own food from sunlight.

• True

• False

Consumers / Consumidores

• Animals

• Eat other organisms for food

• Role in Ecosystem: Food Source, make carbon dioxide for plants

• Animales

• Come otros organismos como alimento.

• Papel en el ecosistema: fuente de alimento, producir dióxido de carbono para las plantas.

Multiple Choice

What type of organism is a consumer?

• bacteria

• animal

• plant

• fungus

Multiple Choice

Consumers get their energy by making their own food from sunlight.

• True

• False

Decomposers / Descomponedores

• Bacteria, Fungi (mold and mushrooms) earthworms

• Breaks down material from dead plants and animals

• Role in Ecosystem: Broken down materials become part of the soil and make it richer

• Bacterias, Hongos (moho y hongos), Lombrices de tierra.

• Descompone material de plantas y animales muertos.

• Papel en el ecosistema: los materiales descompuestos pasan a formar parte del suelo y lo enriquecen.

Multiple Select

What type of organism is a decomposer?

• bacteria

• earthworms

• fungus

• tree

Multiple Choice

Decomposers get their energy by making their own food from sunlight.

• True

• False