Ecosystem

Question 1

What is an ecosystem?

Answer 1

a group of plants, animals, and their environment working together.

Question 2

Name one biotic and one abiotic component of a rainforest ecosystem.

Answer 2

Biotic: plants
Abiotic: soil

Question 3

What does biotic mean

Answer 3

Biotic are living things e.g plants and enimals

Question 4

What does abiotic mean?

Answer 4

abiotic are non living things e,g water, soil etc..

Question 5

Describe what is meant by ‘interdependence’ in an ecosystem.

Answer 5

“Interdependence means everything in an ecosystem depends on each other.

a change to one part (e.g., loss of a species) affects the whole system.

Question 5

What is the role of a decomposer in an ecosystem?

Answer 5

Decomposers break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil, which helps support new plant growth.

Question 6

Give an example of a small-scale UK ecosystem.

Answer 6

Epping Forest is an example of a small-scale UK ecosystem.

Question 7

What are the two main components of an ecosystem?

Answer 7

Biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) components.

Question 7

Describe one adaptation of a pond plant.

Answer 7

Lily pads have flat, broad leaves that float on the water’s surface to absorb maximum sunlight for photosynthesis.

Question 8

what type of consumers are there?

Answer 8

Primary consumers
Secondary consumers
Tertiary consumers

Question 9

What are primary consumers?

Answer 9

Primary consumers eat producers such as plants and grass.

e.g of primary consumer is cow rabbit fox

Question 10

What are secondary consumers?

Answer 10

Secondary consumers are carnivores and omnivores. They eat the primary consumer (rabbits)

Question 11

What are tertiary consumers?

Answer 11

Tertiary consumers are the top predator and they eat the secondary consumer.

An e,g of tertiary consume is eagle. An eagle can eat the rabbit

Question 12

Herbivors

Answer 12

Plant eaters

Question 13

Carniores

Answer 13

Meat eaters