Leaves in a plant take in _____ & sunlight.
Carbon dioxide
Where is the owl getting its energy from?
raccoon
The openings on a plant leaf are called __________.
stomata
How do decomposers help the soil?
They return nutrients.
Plants breathing out oxygen for humans and humans breathing out CO2 for plants is an example of interdependence. T/F
True
The reason that plants cannot grow too close together is because their ____ need room to spread out.
Roots
eats only plants
herbivore
A living thing is a ______ factor.
biotic
What is an example of an abiotic factor?
air, soil, light, water, rocks
Which of these is the producer and which is the consumer?
p -> flower. c-> bee
living and nonliving things in an environment
ecosystem
A type of fungi that does NOT make its own food.
mushroom
place in an ecosystem where an animal lives
habitat
______ make their own food using energy from the Sun.
Producers
What is an example of a biotic factor?
plants, animals
give me an example of a decomposer
bacteria, fungi, worms
break down decaying materials
decomposers
give me an example of a producer
plants
abiotic factors are _______ things
nonliving
The plant tissue that transports sugars to the rest of the plant.
phloem
Animal that eats plants & animals
omnivore
makes their own food?
producers
get food from other sources
consumer
In an ecosystem there is a rabbit, an owl, grass, and worms. Who is the predator and who is the prey?
Predator->owl, rabbit Prey->rabbit, grass
a special role or job an organism has
niche
An animal that hunts for its food is a ________.
predator
give me an example of a consumer
animals
the evaporation of water from a plants leaves
transpiration
eats only meat
carnivore
What is a way an invasive species can be introduced into an environment?
humans
The tissue that brings water UP through the plant
xylem
An animal that gets hunted is called ___________.
prey
What do plants need from the air to make food?
CO2
Energy from dead organisms are recycled back into the earth by _______.
decomposers