Ecosystems

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EcosystemsBy: Kacey Ann Jones

Ms. Tabor’s Science Class

Definition An ecosystem is all living or non-

living thing that interact in one place.

Examples of ecosystems

Desert

Prairie

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.

Web feet help ducks swim

Fur color helps animals hide

from predatorsBright 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.