Ecosystems

What is an ecosystem?

• All living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area

• Only living things that interact in a particular area

• Weather, sun, water, and climate

• Variety of biodiversity such as animals, plants, and organisms

Examples of abiotic factors include:

• Frogs and Tadpoles

• Plants and Trees

• Rain and Wind

• Deer and Berries

Examples of Biotic Factors include:

• Oceans and Rivers

• Alligators and Elephants

• Flamingos and Swampland

• Sunlight and Grasses

An example of a producer is:

• Fish

• Octopus

• Dolphin

• Seaweed

Plants live through photosynthesis. What three things do plants need to photosynthesize?

• Sunlight, water, carbon dioxide

• Sunlight, water, oxygen

• Water, carbon dioxide, soil

• Sunlight, water, soil

A consumer is:

• An organism that can make its own energy

• An organism that gets energy by breaking down dead matter

• An organism that needs to eat in order to get energy

• An organism that gets energy through photosynthesis

A herbivore:

• Eats only plants

• Eats only meat

• Eats both plants and meat

• Makes its own food

A carnivore:

• Eats only plants

• Eats only meat

• Eats both plants and meat

• Eats the food it makes

An omnivore:

• Eats only plants

• Eats only meat

• Eats both plants and animals

• Eats the food it makes

A decomposer:

• Gets energy by breaking down dead matter

• Gets energy by eating plants only

• Gets energy by eating animals only

• Gets energy by eating both plants and animals