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Ecosystem
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ecosystem | A community of organisms that interact with their environment. |
| ecology | The study of the relationship between an organism and its environment. |
| producer's job | To make food and oxygen for animals. |
| animals important to an ecosystem | They produce carbon dioxide. |
| the difference between biotic and abiotic factors | Biotic factors are living things and abiotic factors are nonliving things. |
| What would happen if there were no abiotic factors in an ecosystem | Plants would be unable to grow and produce oxygen for the animals |
| What are three examples of biotic factors in an ecosystem? | Plants, animals, and bacteria. |
| What does a plant or animal need to survive in an ecosystem? | Food, shelter, water, air, sunlight |
| Why are rainforest ecosystems important? | Rainforests are responsible for about 40% of the oxygen we breathe! |
| . How do animals respond to seasonal changes in an ecosystem? | Some animals migrate, and some hibernate. |