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8Sci_Ecosystem Tabat
Ecosystems (Tabat)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the common goal of all organisms in an ecosystem? | moving both nutrients and energy through the ecosystem |
| What would be an abiotic limiting factor in a population? | water |
| How does the flow of energy and nutrients through an ecosystem differ? | energy flows in one direction and nutrients cycle through the ecosystem |
| What would demonstrate a producer in an ecosystem? | grass |
| Which best represents the niche of phytoplankton and algae in a marine ecosystem? | producers |
| What is the correct flow of energy through a simple food chain consisting of a fox, grass and a rabbit? | the order would be: grass, rabbit, fox |
| What consumes energy from dead organisms? | scavengers and detritovores |
| How does energy from the sun relate to the energy a cow gets from eating grass in a field? | the grass uses energy from the sun to make food; the cow eats the grass & breaks it down to release energy for the cow to use |
| What does population mean? | all the organisms of s species living in the same place at the same time |
| What is the role an organism plays within its ecosystem called? | its niche |
| What makes up an ecosystem? | a community of organisms living in the same area along with their environment |
| What is it when some animals blend in with their surroundings to avoid predation? | camouflage |
| Birds have light, hollow bones, what allows them to fly? | their adaptation |
| What does it mean to adjust or modify to make things more suitable to requirements or conditions? | adapt |
| What is a niche? | the role of an organism in an ecosystem |
| What are consumers? | heterotrophs |
| What are producers? | autotrophs |
| What does SWATS stand for? | soil, water, air, temperature, sun |
| What is biotic? | living |
| What is abiotic? | non-living |
| What are decomposers? | detritovores |
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