Ecosystems

Question 1

What is a ecosystem

Answer 1

A community of biotic organisms interacting with the abiotic environment.

Question 2

What is a abiotic factor

Answer 2

Non-living parts of an ecosystem

Question 3

What is a biotic factor

Answer 3

Living parts of an ecosystem

Question 4

Consumer definition

Answer 4

Organism that gets its energy from eating other organisms

Question 5

Producer definition

Answer 5

Gets it’s energy from sunlight

Question 6

Decomposer definition

Answer 6

Gets it’s energy from broken down dead material

Question 7

Compare a food chain and a food web

Answer 7

A food chain- connection between different organisms that rely on eachother as their food source. Food web- complex hierarchy of organisms relying on eachother for food.

Question 8

Define the nutrient cycle

Answer 8

A set of processes where organisms extract mineral necessary for growth from soil or water before passing them through the food chain and back into the soil and water.

Question 9

Define a global ecosystem

Answer 9

Large scale ecosystems that all cover a large amount of the planets surface

Question 10

Name two characteristics of Tundra

Answer 10

•very cold through most of the year
•found Northern Europe/Canada/Alaska
•sparse/no tree growth
•low precipitation

Question 11

Characteristics of a desert

Answer 11

•low precipitation
•less then 250mm of rainfall per year
•extreme temperatures 45 at day 0 at night
• very dry

Question 12

Characteristics of polar regions

Answer 12

• dry/cold/icy all year
•northern and South Pole
•short growing season
•in areas such as Antarctica/Greenland