Ecosystem Focuses

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1. What term refers to all the members of one species in a particular area? 2. What do we call all the different populations that live in an area? 3. What term refers to all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area? 4. Organize these terms from the smallest to the largest. 1. Community 2. Organism (species) 3. Ecosystem 4. Population * Bonus: What do we call a scientist who studies how living things interact with each other and their environment? Population Community Ecosystem Organism  Population  Community  Ecosystem Ecologist Answer each question on your Ecosystem Focus Sheet.

1.All the living and non living things in an area. 2.All the ants in an anthill. 3.An area that provides food and shelter. 4.Fish, frogs, turtles, lily pads and dragonflies are all members of the same what? 5.All the blackbirds in your neighborhood. Habitat Write down the following statements/questions on your Ecosystem Focus Sheet. Answer using the following choices. Ecosystem Habitat Community Population Community Ecosystem Population

1.A forest. 2.The damp soil within a forest in which a mushroom grows. 3.Different populations that live together in a particular area. 4.A prairie dog, a hawk, and a badger all members of the same what? Write down the following statements/questions on your Ecosystem Focus Sheet. Answer using the following choices. Ecosystem Habitat Community Population Ecosystem Habitat Community

1.Name the living things in the food web that are producers. 2.Name the living things in the food web that are consumers. 3.Which living things does the snake eat? On your ecosystem focus sheet, answer the following questions. Wildflowers and Grass Mouse and Rabbit Rabbit, Mouse, Snake and Hawk

On your ecosystem focus sheet, write down the following words and state whether each living thing is a producer, consumer, or decomposer. 1.Apple tree 2.Mushroom 3.Dragonfly 4.Cougar 5.Daffodil 6.Snake 7. Hawk 8. Carrot 9. Bamboo 10. Bacteria 11. Pigeon 12. Catfish P D C C C C C D C P P P

1.Which living things does the hawk eat? 2.What is eaten by the rabbit? On your ecosystem focus sheet, answer the following questions. Snake, Mouse and Rabbit Wildflowers and Grass

1.A snapping turtle in a pond eats a small perch. 2.A shrew is eaten by a barn owl. 3.A seagull lands near and alligator and the alligator eat it. 4.A gray wolf hunts and eats a rabbit. prey predator On your ecosystem focus sheet, write down the predator and prey for each scenario. Yes, writing down the whole sentence will be helpful for studying for future tests.

1.A blue whale swallows krill. 2.A penguin is captured and eaten by a leopard seal. 3.A robin pulls an earthworm from the lawn and its it. On your ecosystem focus sheet, write down the predator and prey for each scenario. Yes, writing down the whole sentence will be helpful for studying for future tests. predator prey predator

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On your ecosystem focus sheet, write and match up the following words and definitions. 1. Ecologist 2. Ecology 3. Ecosystem A. A scientist who studies how living things interact with their environment. B. All living and non-living things that interact in an area C. The study of the interactions that take place between organisms and their environment