Introduction to Ecosystems Web Assignment

FOOD CHAINS
http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_foodchain.html
Use the website above to answer the following questions:
1. Who is the beginning of a food chain?
2. Where does all energy come from?
3. How do producers make food from energy from the sun?
4. Are there producers in the ocean? Who are they?
5. Define consumer.
6. What is a primary consumer? Give an example.
7. What is a secondary consumer? Give an example.
8. What is the last link in the food chain? What is their role?

NITROGEN CYCLE
https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/nitrogencycle/
Watch the video above and answer the questions below as you watch.
1. What percent of the air is oxygen and what percent is nitrogen?
2. How do we get nitrogen in the correct form that we need?
3. How does the nitrogen get into the soil?
4. Who breaks down the nitrogen in the soil?
5. How do humans impact the nitrogen cycle?

ENERGY LEVELS

Look at the image below and answer the questions using the image.
The number in the orange box represents the number of calories (energy) the
animals have at each level of the food chain.

1. Who has the most energy in the food chain?

2. What happens to the amount of energy as you go up?
3. What is the source of ALL energy?

ABIOTIC and BIOTIC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1pp_7-yTN4
Watch the video above and answer the questions below as you watch.
1. What are some examples of biotic factors?
2. What are some examples of abiotic factors?
3. List AND describe 3 examples of how abiotic and biotic factors interact with each other.