Types of Ecosystems

What is an Ecosystem?

• Large empty spaces with plenty of sunlight.

• Consists of all the living and non-living things in an environment

• A system where animals depend on one another.

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What sort of Animals would you find living in a Grassland Ecosystem.

• Zebra’s, rhinos, giraffes, impalas etc.

• Buck, snakes, wildcats, mice etc.

• Frogs, birds and insects etc

What is the name of an animal that eats both plants and animals.

What is a predator?

• An animal that hunts other animals

• An animal that only eats meat

• An animal that is hunted by other animals

The description for a River Ecosystem is:

• Shady, damp and cool with lots of different trees.

• Small freshwater ecosystems

• Fresh water that flows through an area and ends at the sea.

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What are three ocean ecosystems?

• Coral Reefs, Deep Ocean, Open Ocean

• Oceans, Coral Reefs, Swimming

• Blob Fish, Dragon Fish, Sea Jelly

• Deep Ocean, Fear of the Ocean Corals

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True or False: Coral in Coral Reefs are not animals.

• True

• False

An aquatic ecosystem includes any

• fish and frogs living there
• water environment and the community of organisms living there
• water but no animals or plants

Biotic factors are...

• living things

• non-living things

• undead things

Abiotic factors are...

• living things

• non-living things

• undead things