Ecosystems

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Where do you get the molecules that you need to grow?

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by adding molecules to your body

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Where does the alligator get its food molecules?

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through many other organisms that eat one another

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Where do food molecules for cecropia trees come from?

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The food molecules are the same as all plants: carbon dioxide and water molecules and energy from the sun.

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What is similar about the paths that energy took through the ecosystem? Options: They all have the same animals, All the paths have energy from the moon, They all begin with the sun, They all end with the sun

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They all begin with the sun

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of organisms together with its environment

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What do earthworms, slugs, and mushrooms have to do with soil?

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They all live in the soil, help organisms decompose into the soil, and are a vital part of the ecosystem.

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What is a scientific argument?

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An evidence based claim about the natural world

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Are only living things made of matter?

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False

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All the matter an animal eats is added to its body.

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False

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Do most organisms in an ecosystem eat only one type of organism?

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False

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