Give one example of ecosystem restoration.
We watched videos in class of reintroduction of species.
What is at the top of every food chain?
A predator or Apex predator
Are rocks and grass examples of matter?
Yes!
What is something taken in by plants and animals that helps them grow?
Nutrients
What might happened if a new organism is introduced to an ecosystem?
A new organism might thrown off the balance of an ecosystem.
What is an ecosystem?
a community of organisms together with its environment
Where does the energy in an ecosystem first come from?
Plants!
Why are rainforest ecosystems important?
40% of all oxygen we breathe comes from the rainforest!
What do plants use to make food?
water, air, sun (photosynthesis)
What do you call an organism that makes its own food?
A producer (a plant)
What is an organism that breaks down droppings or dead organisms?
A Decomposer
Give one example of how humans can disrupt food webs in an ecosystem.
Possible Answers: pollution, hunting, invasive species, causing habitat loss
What do you call the stuff that things are made of?
Matter
Is sunlight an organism?
No, an organism is a living thing.
What is the name of a scientist who studies ecosystems?
ecologist
What do you call the diagram that shows a network of food chains?
A Food Web
What is everything in an ecosystem made of?
Matter and molecules make matter!
Name three different types of ecosystems.
tropical rainforests, savannas, deserts, grasslands, forests, and Arctic tundra
What is the name of the diagram that shows how matter moves through an ecosystem from organism to organism??
Food Chain (or Food Web)
TRUE OR FALSE: Plants need nutrients to help make food molecules for energy and body matter.
TRUE!
TRUE OR FALSE: Animals, plants, and decomposers grow by changing food molecules into body molecules that can build their bodies.
TRUE!
What is biodiversity?
Biodiversity describes the variety of species found in a particular ecosystem.