Ecosystems

Cards (9)

  • Abiotic - non-living things
  • Biotic - living things
  • Producers - an organism that are able to absorb energy form the sun (through photosynthesis) and make their own food
  • Decomposer - any organism that breaks down dead plant and animal tissue, which is then recycled to the environment
  • Consumer - an organism that gets their energy by eating other organisms
  • Ecosystem - a community of plants and animals that interact with each other and their physical environment
  • Abiotic examples:
    • soil
    • rocks
    • water
    • sun
  • Ecosystems occur in:
    • Parallel lines of latitude
    • Board belts across the world
    • Change North and South of equator
  • Why are ecosystem different?
    1. Latitude ~ closer to the equator means warmer temperature because sun'r rays are more concentrated
    2. Oceans current ~ bring hot or warm currents
    3. Wind ~ can heat or cool location and blow moisture in or out
    4. Inland or Coastal ~ closer to sea creates warmer