Land and water ecosystems introduction Quiz | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Floating or drifting organisms that live in water are called ____

plankton

Organisms that obtain food by breaking down dead plants and animals are called __________

decomposers

The most abundant producers in the Ocean food chain are called ______

phytoplankton

Animals that get their energy by eating dead animals are called ______

scavengers

Animal forms of plankton are called _______

zoo-plankton

What is the term for all animals and plants within a specific ecosystem?

Community

Marine scientists that study the interaction among living things or organisms in the ocean and the environment are called ______

oceanographers

This shows how the food chains in a community interact

a food web

Organisms that can produce or make their own food are called ____

producers

What ocean do we live by?

Atlantic

What is the term for one type of animal or plant in a specific ecosystem?

Population

Abiotic are the ____________ organisms in an ecosystem

non-living

How many oceans are there?

5

Name the 5 oceans

Atlantic, pacific, indian, southern, arctic

What is a series of organisms that depend on one and another for food called?

A food chain

Biotic are the __________ organisms in an ecosystem

living

What are the two conditions that dictate a biome?

Temperature and preciptation

Smaller units within each biome are called ______

ecosystems

The living world of the Earth is called the _________

Biosphere

Smaller fish that predators feed on are called _____

prey

What are consumers?

Organisms that eat or consume other organisms to gain food