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Ecosystems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an ecosystem | All the living and non living things in an area |
| What are abiotic factors | water, air, rocks, dirt, all non living things |
| What are biotic factors? | All living things |
| The energy in a food chain starts with _______________. | The sun |
| worms, bacteria, fungi, mold are examples of what/ | decomposers |
| A prairie is a type of this biome | grasslands |
| how many major biomes are there on the Earth? | six |
| Animals that eat other organisms are | consumers |
| What is the source of all the FOOD in an ecosystem? | Producers or plants |
| Animals that only eat plants | herbivores |
| Animals that eat only meat | carnivores |
| Animals that eat both meat and plants | omnivore |
| Wha is competition? | When living things fight for limited resources like water, soil and sunlight |
| What is a consumer? | Something that eats something else |
| Why are herbivores primary consumers | Because they eat only plants |