Ecosystems Flashcards
What is an ecosystem?
A system in which organisms interact with each other and with their environment
What is abiotic?
Non-living things
Give examples of abiotic things.
- Air
- Water
- Heat
- Rocks
What is biotic?
Living things
Give examples of biotic things
- pLants
- Insects
- Animals
What is Flora?
Plants
What is Fauna?
Animals
What do food chains show?
Where energy is transferred and where it goes next
What is a producer?
Organisms that collect their energy from the sun
What do producers turn their energy from the sun to?
Glucose
How do producers create glucose?
Through photosynthesis
Give examples of producers.
Plants;
Grass
Trees
WHat are consumers?
Organsims that collect theri energy by eatng porducers or other consumers
What are herbivores?
Animals that only eat plants
What are omnivores?
Animals that plants and meat
What are decompsers?
Organisms that breakdown plant and animal materisl
Give examples of decomposers.
- earthworm
- fungi
Where are polar ecosystmes usually located?
Above theequator
Give examples of where polar ecosystems might be.
Antartica
noth pole
Greenland
What is the climate like in polar ecosystems?
Long cold winters short sumners -46 to - 26 degrees 250mm of rainfall every year Wet seasons
What type id flora a re in polar ecosystems?
- Alpine like flowering
- Mosses
- Grasses
- shrubs
What type of fauna would be in polacr ecosystems?
- polar bears
- wolves
foxes
reindeers
walruses
wha;es
What adaptations fo the fauna in polar ecosystems have?
Fur
Where are tropical rainforest useally located?
Aroufnd the equator
tropical of cancer and capricorn
GIve examples of where tropical rainforest would be.
Africa
SOuth america
What is the climate like in tropical rinforests?
2 to 28 degrees
humid
12hrs daylight 12hrs darkness
2000mm of rainfall yearly §
What type o flora is in a tropical rianforest?
Trees
flowers
bushes
What type of fauna is intropical rainforest?
- Birds
- snakes
- insects
- ants
- orangutan
Tocans
Jaguars
What adaptations do the fauna have in the tropical rsainforest?
- camoflaguw
- noise
fur
paws
Where are coral reefs usually located
Tropica of cancer and capricorn§
Give examples of where you can find coral reefs
Bermuda
Bahams
Australoa
Western Atlantic Ocean
What is the climate like in coral reefs
water = 18 degreees
Water is shallow and clear
What floral can be found in coral reefs?
Coral polyps
plants related to jellyfish
seagrass
turtle grass
What fauna can be found in coral reefs?
parrotfish
Starfish
clam
Where are Grasslands usually located?
Between latitudes 5 & 30 degrees
Give examples of where yoi cna find grasslands.
Central Africa
Parts of Venezuela
Mexico
northern highlands
What is the climate like in grasslands?
25 degrees
long dry seasons
short wet season
What fauna can be found in grasslands?
Hoofed animals
herbivores
antelope
elephants
What flora can be found in grasslands?
Grass
spiky pompous grass
baobab tree
What adaptations do the fauna have?
thick trunks keeping moisture
hoofed
drought resistant
fire-resistant
Wher are temperate forset usually located?
40 to 6 degrees north of the equator
Give examples of where you could find temperate forset.
Plains of North America
velds of Africa
steppes if euro Asia
What is the climate like in temperate forests?
warm summers
mild winters
What flora is there in temperate forests?
Willow tree oak tree tussock grass sunflowers wild indigo
What fauna is there in temperate forests?
Rabbits
large herbivores
bison
Where are deserts usually found?
around the tropical of cancer and Capricorn
Give examples of where deserts are located.
Africa
Asia
What is the climate like in deserts?
36 - 50 degrees = day
freezing during the night
What flora is in the desert?
Cactus
What fauna are there in the desert?
meerkats
camels
rattlesnakes
What adaptations are needed for the desert?
thick hair
spikes
thick/long eyelashes
