Ecosystem Study Cards

Ex: Hurricanes, fires, floods, volcanic eruptions

• Slow Changes in an ecosystem

• Fast Changes in an ecosystem

• Gradual Changes in an ecosystem

• Minor Changes in an ecosystem

a diagram that combines many food chains into one picture.

• Food chain

• Food web

• Ecosystem

• Nutrient cycle

Living or once living things.

Ex: Tree, bird, log, leaves

• abiotic

• biotic

• inorganic

• synthetic

Different populations in an area make up a _________.

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Habitat

• Biosphere

a group of organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time.

• A community of different species

• A population of the same species

• An ecosystem of various organisms

• A habitat for living beings

An animal that hunts and eats another animal.

• Prey

• Herbivore

• Predator

• Scavenger

Ex: Climate change, seasons, continent positions, rock cycle

• Rapid changes in an ecosystem

• Slow changes in an ecosystem

• Immediate changes in an ecosystem

• Temporary changes in an ecosystem

is a place that provides all the things an organism needs to live.

• A type of food chain

• A habitat

• A species

• An ecosystem

found in the plant cell and is where photosynthesis takes place.

What is a chloroplast?

• A type of mitochondria

• An organelle responsible for photosynthesis

• A cell wall component

• A type of vacuole

an attempt to preserve or protect an environment from harmful changes.

• Preservation of natural resources

• Conservation

• Destruction of habitats

• Pollution control