Ecosystem Interactions

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Living thing

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organism

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If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________ because of the availability of food.

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increase

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How does a bird "change its environment" to meet its NEEDS?

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builds a nest

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What non-living factor is the most important for an ecosystem to work?

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Sun

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A meadow has too many rabbits. What would help balance this ecosystem? Options: more rain that grass needs, more foxes that eat rabbits, fewer foxes that eat rabbits, more grass for the rabbits to eat

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more foxes that eat rabbits

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Which term best describes two predators living in the same habitat who feed on the same prey?

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competition

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What is the most probable result if mesquite bushes, the home of the Texas Kangaroo Rat, are cleared for human homes?

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The rat population will decline (decrease).

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Which example shows a relationship between a living thing and a non-living thing?

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A tree gets nutrients from the soil.

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Example of one living thing depending on another living thing: Cat walking on the sand, Bird building a nest in a tree, Dog warming in the sunlight, Squirrel drinking water

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Bird building a nest in a tree

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Living and nonliving things interacting in an environment is called:

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Ecosystem

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