Ecosystems 2/17/21

Question 1

consumer

Answer 1

an organism that eats(plants and/or animals) for food

Question 2

Decomposer

Answer 2

an organism that gets energy by feeding on dead materials and waste

Question 3

Dependent

Answer 3

to rely on someone or something else

Question 4

ecosystem

Answer 4

a unit consisting of living organisms and the enviroment that they live in

Question 5

Food chain

Answer 5

a representation of the flow of energy from the sun through producers to consumers to decomposers in an ecosystem

Question 6

Food web

Answer 6

a representation of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem ;includes the flow of energy from the sun through producers to consumers and decomposers through multiple pathways

Question 7

Habitat

Answer 7

the place where an organism lives; supplies the organism with food,shelter,moisture and temperature for survival

Question 8

Overpopulation

Answer 8

having too many people or organisms in a particular area, straining available resources and impacting the environment

Question 9

photosynthesis

Answer 9

process by which producers (plants) use the energy in sunlight to create their own food

Question 10

producer

Answer 10

an organism that makes its own food (ex:plants)