Ecosystems Flashcards
What is an Ecosystem
Living community of plants and animals
What is every Ecosystem made up of
Living elements(plants and animals) and Non living elements (sunlight and air)
Why are ecosystems so different
The soil, vegetation and animals are different in each ecosystem
What changes soil
The climate depends on how rich and thick the soil is
How have animals coped with the ecosystem
They have adapted to feed on the plants and each other
How have the vegetation agreed with the ecosystem
It’s is developed or adapted to suit the climate grow faster and thicker in sunny climates
List the cycle starting with climate
CLIMATE, SOILS, VEGETATION,ANIMALS,PEOPLE
What is a producer
Producers are organisms that can make their food
Who is a producer
Plants
What do plants do?
Make food inside of themselves
What’s a herbivore
They only eat plants
What’s a carnivore
They eat other animals
What is an omnivore
They eat plants and animals
What is a composer
Recyclers
What is a food chain
Starts with a plants. Energy is passed along the chain. The sun is the real source of energy
Food webs
a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
What is a recycler
Eats dead animals
What would happen without de composers
Ecosystems would collapse
What is peat
Remains of plants, formed in waterlogged areas
Why is peat important for scientists
Tells them how climate has changed
Why is peat being lost
Being used for fuel, being drained
How can peat be saved
Peat areas protected, alternative forms of fuel
What is the word equation for photosynthesis
Carbon dioxide +water-> oxygen glucose
