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What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?
biotic-living Abiotic-non-living
What are some examples of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a pond?
algae and plants, fish & turtles (consumers) , bacteria
What do animals release back into the environment when they breathe or make waste?
Carbon Dioxide
How do decomposers help plants grow again?
break down dead things and release nutrients to soil
Why is the Sun important to all food chains?
gives energy to producers, the beginning of food chains
Why are estuaries important to ocean life?
shelter for babies
What might you see in an estuary?
crabs, fish, birds
How are swamps and marshes different?
Trees in swamps grasses in Marshes
In a forest food chain, which animal gets energy from the rabbit?
Carnivore (maybe an omnivore)
What happens to matter and energy when an organism dies?
Decomposers break it down and release it to soil and atmosphere
Which organisms in a food web get their energy from dead things?
Scavengers maybe decomposers
If the number of plants suddenly dropped, how would that affect animals?
Herbivores decrease first and then that goes along the food chain or food web
In a food chain, what comes first: producers or consumers?
Producers
What is the correct order of energy flow in a food chain?
Sun-Producers-Herbivores-carnivores/omnivores-decomposers
Describe what you might see, feel, and hear in a deciduous forest.
changing leaves, crunching leaves under foot, deer, squirrel, bear, fox, wind in leaves
Which two ecosystems get very little rain?
desert and Tundra
