9 GEO - Ecosystems & Biodiversity

What is an ecosystem?

• Landforms and weather

• A community of living organisms & nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system.

• Having lots of different kinds of animals within an environment

• Oceans, lakes, rivers & puddles

What are BIOTIC components?

• Non-living organisms in an ecosystem

• Amoebas & placebos

• Having lots of different animals & plants in the one area

• Living organisms in an ecosystem

What are ABIOTIC components?

• Non-living organisms in an ecosystem

• Living organisms in an ecosystem

• Air, smoke, wind, fire, magma

• Micro-organisms in petri dishes

What does ECOLOGY study?

• The study of animals.

• The study of water.

• The study of how organisms relate to their environments.

• The study of how organisms relate to water sources.

Photosynthesis is.....

• A chemical process with plants produce water from cold air.

• A chemical process through which plants produce glucose and oxygen from carbon dioxide using light.

• A chemical process in which plants produce berries or seeds or fruits using light.

• How you processing film negatives.

An example of a FOOD WEB would be....

• Horse, man, swan, elephant

• Grain, bird, spider, fly

• Rat, cat, bat, hat

• Grass, cow, man, dog

A log and a tree are examples of which 2 components of an ecosystem? (Hint: There are 2 answers here!)

• Abiotic

• Photosynthesis

• Ecology

• Biotic

Algae & plants are examples of.....

• Producers

• Consumers

• Photosynthesis

• Observers

What do consumers do in an ecosystem?

• They shop

• Destroy the environment

• They exhaust all resources in an environment

• Eat the producers

What is MIMICRY in biology?

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