Ecosystems Topic The Different Roles Organisms Play in

Ecosystems Topic: The Different Roles Organisms Play in an Ecosystem Fifth Grade-Life Science Ms. Jordan Pritts March 16, 2015

An ecosystems is a community of plants and animals that interact with their environment ecosystems

Biotic and Abiotic Factors Biotic: living Abiotic: o o Plants Animals o Bacteria o o o non-living Sunshine Air Dirt Rocks Temperature

Test Your Skills Biotic Abiotic Air Plants Animals Sunshine Bacteria Dirt Rocks Temperature

Food Chains The passing of energy from one organism to the next. Decomposer Third Level Consumer Second Level Consumer First Level Consumer Producer

Producers An organism that creates it’s own food from nonliving materials

Consumers Organisms that have to eat other organisms to survive 1. First Level -Herbivore: eats plants 2. Second Level -Omnivore: eats plants and animals -Carnivore: eats other animals 3. Third Level - Carnivores that eat other carnivores

Decomposers An organism that obtains their energy from other decaying organisms

Test What You Know! Build an Ecosystem Parts of an Ecosystem Click the link above to build your own ecosystem and explore what happens when an organism leaves and ecosystem Click the link above to further explore biotic and abiotic factors as well as roles in an ecosystem

Keep On Thinking…. f o s e p y t e t r a a Wh hains c d foo n your i ? d r a y k bac How wou ld a eco n syst cha e m n g e if orga nism an goe exti nct? s How am I a part of a food chain?

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