Ecosystem Practice 2

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A brown bear eats a variety of foods including berries, insects, and small animals. Which BEST describes a brown bear?

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omnivore

Front

Meadow voles are small mouse-like animals that eat plants and insects. Their niche in an ecosystem is a: omnivore, herbivore, producer, scavenger

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omnivore

Front

How do MOST of the nutrients get back in the soil once forest plants have used them for growth?

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Organic matter is recycled from dead organisms.

Front

If there were no decomposers in the ecosystem, what would happen?

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The nutrients in the ecosystem would decrease.

Front

A crow eats the remains of a dead animal. What type of consumer does this prove the crow to be?

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a scavenger

Front

The main function of a producer in an ecosystem is to

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make sugar through photosynthesis.

Front

A lion eats antelope, gazelle, and buffaloes. What type of consumer is a lion classified as?

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Carnivore

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A rhino eats shrubs and tall grasses. How can we classify this organism?

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Herbivore

Front

Which type of organism is primarily responsible for the nutrients in the soil found in a deciduous forest?

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decomposers