Ecosystem Interactions

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Plants interact with living and nonliving components in their environment. Which of the following is an interaction between the plant and a nonliving element? Options:

Small insects eating the stems of the plants

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Humans breathing oxygen released by plants

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Bees gathering pollen from flowers of plants

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Sandy soil holding the roots of the plants

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Sandy soil holding the roots of the plants

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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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All of the following are examples of living things interacting with each other EXCEPT:

• birds preying on insects living in the grass
• squirrels spreading the seeds of trees by burying them
• frogs sleeping in the mud at the bottom of the pond
• fish eating plants and other smaller fish

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frogs sleeping in the mud at the bottom of the pond

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Another word for a living thing is a:

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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. Options: decrease, stay the same, increase

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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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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 example shows a relationship between a living thing and a non-living thing? Options: An insect is food for salmon., Water carries a rock downstream., A tree gets nutrients from the soil., A flower makes food for a butterfly.

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A tree gets nutrients from the soil.

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A group of one type of organisms is called a(n) ___________. Options: Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem

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Population

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An individual living thing is a(n) ___________. Options: Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem

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Organism