Ecosystems I

Ecosystems Food chains Food webs Biotic/Abiotic

Row 1, Col 1 This is made up of all the biotic and abiotic factors in a specific environment. What is an Ecosystem

1,2 These ecosystems have tall grass and fires during the dry season. What are grassland?

1,3 What are rainforests These ecosystems are hot, damp, and are home to 50 to 70percent of all living things on earth.

1,4 What are aquatic ecosystems? Coral-reefs, ocean basin, rivers and lakes are examples of these ecosystems.

2,1 What are terrestrial ecosystems? Deserts, mountains, savannas and forests are examples of these kind of ecosystems.

2,2 Plants, animals, and microorganisms are examples of these kind of factors that affect an ecosystem. What are biotic factors?

2,3 What are cells? The smallest living units of life. Also known as the building blocks of life

2,4 What is a population? Organisms of the same kind that live in the same area

3,1 What is an ecosystem? All the biotic and abiotic factors living in the same area

3,2 What is a plant? The producer in this foodweb.

3,3 What is a frog? The omnivore in this food web.

3,4 What are the mouse, rabbit, and goat? The herbivores in this food web

4,1 What are the lion and the kite? The top predators in the food web.

4,2 The sun? The source of energy.

4,3 What are limiting Factors? All the resources in an ecosystem (food, water, space,….)

4,4 What is the Balance of nature? The relationship between numbers of organisms and the resources available in an ecosystem

5,1 What are m microorganisms? The smallest organism in the food web.

5,2 What is water? The limiting resource in the food web.

5,3 What is algae? The producer in the food web.

5,4 What is a parasite? The flee to the dog