Ecosystems and Species

Ecosystems

Let's learn about Ecosystems!

Ecosystems

A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment.

Organisms

Living things including plants and animals.

Living Things

• plants

• people

• bacteria

• animals

Nonliving Things

• rocks

• soil

• sunlight

• water

• air

Multiple Choice

In the photo, what is an example of a living thing?

• air

• plant

• sunlight

Multiple Select

Choose ALL that apply. Which of the following are nonliving things found in the photo of the rainforest?

• plants

• soil

• trees

• sunlight

Producers

Producers are living organisms that use sunlight to make their own food.

Consumers

Consumers are living organisms that can not produce their own food. They consume, or eat, plants or animals as their food.

Consumers

There are three types of consumers: - herbivores

- carnivores

- omnivores

Herbivores

Herbivores eat plants, no meat.

Carnivores

Carnivores eat meat only.

Omnivores

Omnivores eat meat and plants.

Multiple Choice

Producers --

• eat meat

• make their own food

• eat both meat and plants

• eat plants

Multiple Select

Check all that apply. Examples of producers are:

• algae

• plants

• lion

• antelope

Multiple Choice

Carnivores eat-

• only plants

• only meat

• both plants and meat

Predator/Prey

Predator = Hunter

Prey = The animal that gets caught/hunted/eaten

Decomposer

A decomposer is an organism like bacteria or fungus that breaks down dead things like leaves that have fallen or dead animals.

Multiple Choice

An example of a predator is -

• a rose bush

• an antelope

• an eagle

Multiple Select

Choose all that apply. Examples of decomposers include--

• mushrooms

• lion

• earthworms

• rose bush