Ecosystems

What is an ecosystem?

• All the living and nonliving things that interact in an area

• All the populations that live in the same area

• Everything that surrounds and affects an organism, including living and nonliving things

• It shows how two or more food chains connect or overlap

What is a producer?

• An organism that makes its own food and gets its energy from the sun

• An organism that gets its energy from eating other plants or animals

• An organism that breaks down the remains of dead things

What is a consumer?

• An organism that makes its own food and gets its energy from the sun

• An organism that breaks down the remains of dead things

• An organism that gets its energy from eating other plants or animals

What is a decomposer?

• An organism that gets its energy from eating other plants or animals

• An organism that makes its own food and gets its energy from the sun

• An organism that breaks down the remains of dead things

What does a carnivore eat?

• Only Plants

• Only Meat

• Both plants and meat

What does an omnivore eat?

• Only plants

• Only meats

• Both plants and meats

What does a herbivore eat?

• Only plants

• Only meats

• Both plants and meats

What is a predator?

• An organism caught or hunted for food

• An animal that hunts other animals for food

• A consumer that eats plants and animals

What is prey?

• An organism caught or hunted for food

• An animal that hunts other animals for food

• A consumer that eats plants and animals

What is hibernation?

• A period when an animal goes into a long, deep sleep

• When an animal moves to a different area when the seasons change

• An animal or plant looks like a different animal or plant to disguise itself

• An animals color or pattern that helps it blend with its surroundings