Ecosystems Flashcards
What is a ecosystem
A ecosystem is our surrounding environment
What is it a community of
Living and non living things
What size do ecosystems have to be
Any size and can be found on land or sea
What are the living parts of an ecosystem
Biotic,plants,animals,fungi and bacteria
What are the non living parts of an ecosystem
Abiotic,air,water,soil,rocks and sunlight
What are they called
Components of an ecosystem
How do ecosystems work
Food chains make ecosystems work
What does a food chain tell us
A food chain tells us what is eaten by what in an ecosystem
What does a food chain start with
A green plant which grows by the process of photosynthesis
How does photosynthesis work
Light energy from the sun+water from rain+carbon dioxide from the air creates sugars which makes the green plant tissue grow so without sunlight there would be no life on earth
