Ecosystems 🦅

Question 1

Abiotic

Answer 1

Relating to non-living things.

Question 1

Biotic

Answer 1

Relating to living things.

Question 2

Consumer

Answer 2

Creature that eats animals and/or plant matter.

Question 3

Decomposer

Answer 3

An organism such as a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead tissue,
which is then recycled to the environment.

Question 4

Ecosystem

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Food chain

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Food web

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Nutrient cycling

Answer 7

A set of processes whereby organisms extract minerals necessary for growth
from soil or water, before passing them on through the food chain - and
ultimately back to the soil and water.

Question 8

Global ecosystem

Answer 8

Very large ecological areas on the earth’s surface (or biomes), with fauna and
flora (animals and plants) adapting to their environment. Examples include
tropical rainforest and hot desert.

Question 9

Producer

Answer 9

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