Ecosystems

Question 1

What is an ecosystem?

Answer 1

a natural environment and includes plants and animals that live and interact within that environment.

Question 2

What is Biotic?

Answer 2

Living elements of an ecosystem, such as plants and animals.

Question 3

What is Abiotic

Answer 3

Non-living elements of an ecosystem, such as climate, temperature, water, and soil type

Question 4

What do freshwater pond ecosystem consists of?

Answer 4

Pond bottom
Mid water
Pond surface
Pond margin
Above the pond surface

Question 5

What can ecosystems be altered by?

Answer 5

Natural factors and Human management

Question 6

What Changes to the ecosystem caused by natural factors?

Answer 6

Drought, flood, fire and disease

Question 7

What Changes to the ecosystem caused by human management?

Answer 7

introducing more fish, altering the drainage of the land, changing the pH of the water and altering the nutrient level of the water.

Question 8

What is the link between consumers and decomposers

Answer 8

Decomposers break down dead organisms and consumers absorb the nutrients from the dead organisms