7 Ecosystems By Kacey Ann Jones Ms Tabors

7 Ecosystems By: Kacey Ann Jones Ms. Tabor’s Science Class

Definition An ecosystem is all living or non-living that interact in one place.

Examples of ecosystems Prairie Desert Polar

Living and Non-living things Examples of nonliving things are air, sunlight, and water. Examples of living thing are plants, animals , and people.

Producers Any organism that makes its own food. A sunflower makes its own food from the sun.

Consumer An organism that eats other living things to get energy.

Decomposer An organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms.

Carnivore An animal that eats only other animals.

Omnivore An animal that eats both plants and animals.

Herbivore An animal that eats only plants.

Food Chain The path of food energy in an ecosystem as one living thing eats another.

Food Web Two or more food chains that overlap.

How do organisms adapt for survival? Adaptations help animals get food, hide from predators and survive. Fur color helps animals hide from predators Web feet help ducks swim Bright colors warn other animals to stay away

My favorite thing about ecosystems is Herbivores - Animals that eat only plants. While studying about ecosystems, I learned that sunflower blooms turn and follow the sun across the sky.