1. Ecosystems Review

2.  A group of parts working as one unit is a …

3.  A system

4.  Living and nonliving things working as one to meet the needs of the living things is an

5.  An ecosystem

6.  A group of the same species, living in the same place, at the same time is a…

7.  A population

8.  Nonliving parts of an ecosystem (5-SWATS)…

9.  Sunlight  Water  Soil  Air  temperature

10.  All populations living in the same area is a…

11. A community

12. Name the 3 levels of a food chain

13.  Producers  Consumers (and secondary)  Decomposers

14.  Overlapping food chains are called…

15. Food webs

16. Coral reefs and tropical rain forests both (name 2 things they have in common)…

17.  Are near the equator  Have water  We get many important resources from them  A variety of species found no where else on Earth

18. Name the 3 ocean zones

19.  Intertidal  Near-shore  Open-ocean

20. Name the 3 slow changes to an Ecosystem…

21.  Erosion  Succession (one community replaces another)  Climate change

22. Name 3 rapid changes to an Ecosystem

23.  Hurricanes  Forest fires  Tornadoes  People  Thunderstorms  volcanoes

24. How do humans damage Ecosystems (name 2)?

25.  Cutting down trees  Forest fires  Pollution/chemicals

26. How do humans help Ecosystems (name 2)?

27. Fish ladders Getting involved Planting gardens Cleaning up trash/litter Relocating living things Turning old stuff into new stuff (mines into hiking trails, sinking cleaned out rigs to be used as a habitat for underwater creatures)

28. How can we conserve/save resources? (4 Rs)

29.  Reduce-use less  Reuse-use one thing for another (containers for planters)  Recycle-e.g. plastic  Redesign-redesign packaging to use less material or environmentally friendly (biodegradable) material

30. How can we preserve (keep the same) resources?  Have Government make _______.

31.  laws

32. A wolf is an example of a…  Consumer  Producer  decomposer

33.  consumer

34. A dandelion is an example of a…  Consumer  Producer  decomposer

35.  producer

36. A worm is an example of a…  Consumer  Producer  decomposer

38. A person is an example of a…  Consumer  Producer  decomposer

39.  consumer

40. Fungi are an example of a…  Consumer  Producer  decomposer

42. Resources from tropical rain forests (name 3)…

43.  Fruit  Animals  Flowers  Nuts  Spices  wood

44. Resources we get from a coral reef (name 2)…

45.  Sponges  Coral for jewelry  Tropical fish (for home/business fish tanks)  Fish (to eat)

46. The deepest zone of the ocean is the…

47.  Open-ocean zone

48. What could cause a forest fire?

49.  People  Lightning  Sun/Heat/dry conditions

50.  When the community in an ecosystem slowly takes over another this is known as _______.

51.  succession

52.  When people use resources wisely, they are practicing ___________.

53.  conservation

54.  Changing or using less material to make or package an item is called (R)…

55.  redesign

56.  If a hurricane were to destroy the habitat for plants along the coast, new plants would grow replacing the old ones. This process is called _____.  Erosion  Conservation  Succession

58.  A new aluminum can made from old/used cans is an example of ______.  Reusing  Recycling  Reducing

59.  recycling

60.  Which of the following is an example of conserving water?  Watering plants  Turning off the lights  Taking shorter showers

62.  What will you remember most about Ecosystems?

63.  Great job!