Geography - Ecosystems

Question 1

Abiotic

Answer 1

components in an ecosystem that are non-living environmental factors such as climate (temperature and rainfall), soil, water
temperature and light

Question 2

Biome

Answer 2

global-scale ecosystems such as a tropical rainforest or deciduous woodland

Question 3

Biotic

Answer 3

components in an ecosystem that are living such as plants and fish

Question 4

Component

Answer 4

an individual part or element of a wider system

Question 5

Consumer

Answer 5

organism that eats herbivores and/or plant matter

Question 6

Decomposer

Answer 6

organisms such as bacteria or fungi that break down plant and animal material

Question 7

Ecosystem

Answer 7

a community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their physical environment

Question 8

Food chain

Answer 8

connections between different organisms (plants and animals) that rely upon one another as their source of food

Question 9

Food web

Answer 9

a complex hierarchy of plants and animals relying on each other for food

Question 10

Global atmospheric
circulation

Answer 10

large scale circulation (movement) of the atmosphere

Question 11

Global ecosystems

Answer 11

large scale ecosystem, such as tropical rainforest or tundra

Question 12

Lines of latitude

Answer 12

lines that run parallel to Earth’s Equator, measured in degrees

Question 13

Nutrient cycle

Answer 13

on-going recycling of nutrients between living organisms and their environment

Question 14

Producer

Answer 14

an organism or plant that is able to absorb energy from the sun through photosynthesis