Ecosystem

Ecosystems

Producer

• A living thing that makes its own food

• Plants are producers

Abiotic Factors

• Nonliving factors that affect an ecosystem

• Living things need abiotic factors to survive

Multiple Choice

Which of these is an abiotic factor?

• Giraffe

• Water

• Tree

• Human

Multiple Select

Click all abiotic factors.

Biotic Factors

• All living components in an ecosystem

• Plants and animals

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a biotic factor in an ocean ecosystem?

• dolphin

• kelp

• ocean

• seagull

Multiple Select

Click all of the biotic factors in this ecosystem.

Community

• All of the living things in an ecosystem

• Made up of different populations

Population

• All of the members of one kind of plant or animal in an ecosystem

• Example: All Arctic Foxes in the tundra

Multiple Choice

Click the picture that shows a community.

Producer

• A living thing that makes its own food

• Plants are producers

Consumers

• A living thing that gets energy by eating plants or another animal

• Depend on producers for food

Decomposer

• Organisms that break down the remains of dead animals

• Examples: Mushrooms, bacteria, worms

Predator

• An animal that hunts other animals for food

• Examples: lion, bear, fox

Prey

• An animal that is hunted for food by another animal

• Examples: rabbit, fish, zebra

Food Chain

• The path of food energy in an ecosystem

• Begins with producers

Food Web

• Two or more food chains that connect

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Herbivore

• An animal that eats only plants

Multiple Choice

Click the example of an herbivore.

• Lion

• Fox

• Rabbit

• Sun

Carnivore

• Animal that eats only other animals (meat)

Multiple Choice

Click the example of a carnivore.

• Rabbit

• Bird

• Wolf

• Human

Omnivore

• An animal that eats both plants and animals

Adaptation

• A physical feature or behavior that helps an organism survive in its habitat

• Help the organism get food, hide, from predators, and survive

• Examples include: camouflage, mimicry, hibernation, migration

Multiple Choice

Choose the example of camouflage.

• A lizard hiding under a rock.

• A human going into his house.

• Polar bears living in a snowy environment.

• You wearing a uniform at Warren-Walker.

Multiple Choice

Choose the example of mimicry.

• A parrot saying "hello"

• A kingsnake that looks like coral snake because coral snakes are poisonous

• You playing a game of simon says

• Elephants taking a bath

Multiple Choice

Choose an example of hibernation.

• A bear sleeping through the cold winter.

• A mouse eating cheese.

• A dog taking a nap in the backyard.

• You going to sleep at night.

Multiple Choice

Choose an example of migration.

• You walking from the classroom to art class.

• A dog walking to get a drink of water.

• Butterflies going to Mexico for the winter.

• A family moving across the country.

Extinction

• When the last member of a species dies

• Examples: Dinosaur, Dodo Bird

Multiple Choice

Choose the producer in a food chain.

• Bird

• Lion

• Algae

• Shark

Multiple Choice

Which animal is NOT extinct?

• Dinosaur

• Wooly Mammoth

• Great White Shark

• Dodo Bird