1. Ecosystems Topic: The Different Roles Organisms Play in an Ecosystem Fifth Grade-Life Science Ms. Jordan Pritts March 16, 2015

2. An ecosystems is a community of plants and animals that interact with their environment ecosystems

3. Biotic and Abiotic Factors  Biotic: living o Plants o Animals o Bacteria  Abiotic: non-living o Sunshine o Air o Dirt o Rocks o Temperature

4. Test Your Skills Biotic Abiotic Air Plants Animals Sunshine Bacteria Dirt Rocks Temperature

5. The passing of energy from one organism to the next. Decomposer Third Level Consumer Second Level Consumer First Level Consumer Producer Food Chains

6. Producers An organism that creates it’s own food from non-living materials

7. Consumers Organisms that have to eat other organisms to survive 1.First Level -Herbivore: eats plants 2.Second Level -Omnivore: eats plants and animals -Carnivore: eats other animals 3. Third Level - Carnivores that eat other carnivores

8. Decomposers An organism that obtains their energy from other decaying organisms

9. Test What You Know! Build an EcosystemParts of an Ecosystem Click the link above to build your own ecosystem and explore what happens when an organism leaves and ecosystem Click the link above to further explore biotic and abiotic factors as well as roles in an ecosystem

10. Keep On Thinking…. What types of food chains are in your backyard? How would an ecosystem change if an organism goes extinct? How am I a part of a food chain?

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