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Science Ecosystem 12

Some card to use for studying for test on Wednesday

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What does abiotic mean? Non-living
Name 3 things in an ecosystem that are abiotic factors. Rocks, soil, water, temperature, climate/weather, altitude, sunlight, air...
What does biotic mean? Alive or living
Name somethings that would be biotic factors in an ecosystem. plants, animals... all the organisms
How is a population different from a community? A population refers to one kind of organism a community is many kinds of organisms.
How is a population similar to a community? It refers to living things. Many populations make up a community.
Describe how energy flows through a food chain or food web. It moves in the direction the arrows point. It moves from producers, to consumers and then to decomposers.
What is a secondary consumer? It is a consumer that eats another consumer.
What is a primary consumer? It is a consumer that eats a producer.
Why is conservation of natural resources important? (Don't say because we will run out) Much of our use of natural resources leads to a negative effect on the environment and ecosystems. (pollution and destruction of habitats)
What provides the energy that begins almost all food webs and chains? The sun
Another name for a primary consumer is an... Herbivore
Another name for a secondary consumer is a... Carnivore or Omnivore
How do producers make their food? Name the process. Photosynthesis
What do producers use to carry out photosynthesis? Sun light and what else? Water and carbon dioxide
Name 3 things continually recycled in nature. water, air(oxygen and carbon dioxide) and food.
What is a biome? A large area with similar climate, rainfall, organisms and land features.
Does North America have different biomes? Yes
What is symbiosis? When 2 different species live in close contact with one another. The relationship can benefit both organisms -or only one organism -and can sometimes harm one of the organisms
Would you count plants as part of an ecosystem's community? Yes, Plants are organisms.
Created by: katie_scher
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