Ecosystems

1. Complete the table

Word Definition
Consumers A person or thing that uses something
Herbivores An animal that feeds on plants
Carnivores An animal that feeds on meat
Producers A person, company or country that makes,
grows or supplies goods
Biotic Factors Living components of an ecosystem
Biosphere the regions of the surface and atmosphere of
the earth or another planet occupied by living
organisms.
Abiotic Factors Terrestrial ecosystems
Decomposers An organism that decomposes organic material
Omnivores An animal that feeds on both plants and
animals
Organism an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life
form.

2. A terrestrial environment is a community of organisms and their environment that occurs on the
land masses of continents and islands. Terrestrial environment is distinguished from aquatic
ecosystems by the lower availability of water. An example of terrestrial environments is deserts and
tropical rain forests.

3. An aquatic environment is an environment with water. For example, rivers and oceans.

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6. Describe predator and prey relationship. A predator is an organism that eats another organism.
The prey is the organism which the predator eats. Some examples of predator and prey are lion and
zebra, bear and fish, and fox and rabbit.

7. Predator-prey relationships are also vital in maintaining and even increasing the biological
diversity of the particular ecosystem, and in helping to keep the ecosystem stable.