Ecosystems

An ecosystem is what we call all the things that _____________ in a specific area, both living and non-living. 

 What is an ecosystem?

• A place where only animals live 
  

• All interacting living and non-living things in a specific area

• A type of plant 
  

• A group of only humans

 What are the non-living parts of an ecosystem?

• plants and animals

• Sunlight, temperature, air, and rocks 
  

• only soil

• Bacteria and fungi

Which of the following is a producer?

• Lion

• Rabbit

• Cactus

• Eagle

Which of the following is a herbivore?

• Aliigator

• Giraffe

• Lion

• Bear

What do carnivores eat?

• plants

• funghi

• meat

• meat and plants

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

• They produce food for plants

• They provide sunlight

• They consume dead plants and animals 
  

• They only eat live animals

A community is made up of different __________ of a species of animals or plants.

 A population is made up of what?

• All living things in an ecosystem

• All animals in a specific area 
  

• All members of one specific species 
  

• Only plants in an ecosystem 

 What happens when there are too many rabbits in an ecosystem?

• They help plants grow 
  

• They eat too many plants

• They become predators

• They increase the soil quality