If a cat eats a mouse that at grass, what does that make the cat?
A second level consumer
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An organism that can make its own food is called
a producer
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A group of land ecosystems with similar climate and organisms is called
a biome
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Name the 4 types of freshwater ecosystems
ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams
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overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a
food web
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consumers that eat both plants and animals
omnivore
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Vultures, that feed on dead organisms, are considered to be
scavengers
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The first organism in a food chain is always a
producer
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what areas are not part of any major biome?
mountains and ice
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Ecosystem where freshwater of a river meets the ocean
estuary
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Which two biomes are similar in rainfall?
desert and tundra
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Which biome has permafrost?
tundra
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Which biome has the greatest biodiversity in plants and animals?
rain forest
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The eastern side of the US is made up mostly of what biome?
deciduous forest aka temperate forest
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Which biome will you find the largest animals?
savanna
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Give me an example of an ecosystem and what it includes.
any area that includes an exchange of energy through the consumption of producers and organisms. also includes abiotic factors that support the organisms.