Ecosystems

• An ecosystem is an area of a similar climate with a range of biotic and antibiotic features.
• Biotic means living things
• Antibiotic means non-living things
• A biome is a large ecosystem
• Interdependance means to rely on eachother
• A producer is the start of a food chain which produces its own food.
• A consumer gets energy by eating other organisms
• A food chain shows what eats what and a food web shows lots of food chains and how they overlap.
• A decomposer is an organism that gets energy by breaking down dead material.
• How do flora and fauna rely on eachother?

  Fauna needs flora as a source of food and flora needs fauna for the spread of seed.
• How does flora and soil rely on eachother?

  Flora needs soil for the nutrients to grow and soil needs flora to shade from high temperature to ensure desertification doesn't occur.
• How does flora and the climate rely on eachother?

  Flora needs the climate such as water and sun for photosynthesis and climate needs flora to transpire and release water vapour for rainfall.
• How does fauna and soil rely on eachother?

  Fauna needs soil for homes and soil needs fauna to decompose and provide nutrients.
• How does fauna and the climate rely on eachother?

  Fauna needs climate to provide water and sun and climate needs fauna to release water vapour through sweat to add to rainfall.
• How does soil and the climate rely on eachother?

  Soil needs climate to moisturise and add nutrients and climate needs soil to release water to increase rainfall.