Ecosystems and Habitats

Ecosystems

By Elizabeth Bowry

I can define and distinguish between organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems.

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The basic building blacks from which all living organisms are made are

• cells

• DNA

• chromosomes

• Amoeba

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This part of the cells controls what moves in and out

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• Cytoplasm

• organelles

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Which structures are found in every living cell?

• cell membrane and cytoplasm
• chloroplasts and mitochondria
• a cell wall and nucleus
• chloroplasts and cell wall

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What is the function of the cell nucleus found in both plant and animal cells?

• to produce energy
• to control cell activity
• to remove waste products
• to allow molecules to enter the cell

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Chloroplasts in plant cells allow the plant to perform a function that animal cells cannot do.  What is the main function of the chloroplasts found in plant cells?

• to absorb light energy and manufacture food
• to remove waste materials by active transport
• to manufacture chemical energy from food
• to control the shape of the cell

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What is the function of a cell wall?5.1 science

• to protect and support the cell
• to perform different functions in each cell
• to prevent water from passing through it
• to prevent oxygen from entering the cell

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Based on the picture, the bag of leaves has —

• less mass than the pebble
• the same mass as the pebble
• the same volume as the pebble
• less volume than the pebble

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Using the picture and classification key, what is this animal?

• Swordfish
• Hammerhead shark
• Leopard shark
• Nurse shark

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What is letter C?

• Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Cont. Shelf
• Cont. Slope
• Abyssal Plain

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The gradually sloping part of a continent that extends under the ocean is the...

• continental slope
• continental shelf
• abyssal plain
• trench

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The continental slope is located at the end of the...

• shoreline
• continental shelf
• mid ocean ridge
• abyssal plain

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The Maraina __________ is the deepest known place on Earth

• Volcanoe
• Seamount
• Ridge
• Trench

Non-living components of the ecosystem​

Abiotic Factors

Living components of the ecosystem

Biotic Factors

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Living, or once-living, organisms in an ecosystem are....

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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Non-living elements within an ecosystem are....

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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Great White Shark

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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Fern

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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Water

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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Mushroom

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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Volcano

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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Soil

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Ecosystems

Made up of living and non-living things that interact

• Within an ecosystem, there are many different communities and populations of other organisms.

• ​An ecosystem can have many different habitats.

I can define and distinguish between organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems.

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Which of the following is an example of a population?

• All the living and nonliving things in an area.

• All the clownfish in an area.

• All the living things in an area.

• One clownfish.

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Which of the following is an example of a community?

• All the living and nonliving things in an area.

• All the clownfish in an area.

• All the living things in an area.

• One clownfish.

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Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem?

• All the living and nonliving things in an area.

• All the clownfish in an area.

• All the living things in an area.

• One clownfish.

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Which of the following is an example of an organism?

• All the living and nonliving things in an area.

• All the clownfish in an area.

• All the living things in an area.

• One clownfish.

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Which list contains only living components of the ecosystem?

• plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria

• plants, animals, sunlight, soil, and water

• plants, fungi, and water

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Which list contains physical (non living) elements of an ecosystem?

• plants and animals

• sunlight, soil, and water

• plants, fungi, and water

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Which of the following statements about ecosystems is true?

• An ecosystem includes only living things.

• An ecosystem includes living and nonliving things.

• Communities are not part of the ecosystem.

Get their energy from the sun and create their own food.

​Examples: plants

Producers

Eat other organisms to get their food and energy.

Examples: rabbits, humans, grasshoppers, and bees.​

Consumers

Break down dead materials for energy.

Examples: fungi, mushrooms, and ​worms.

Decomposers

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Why are plants called producers?

• They make carbon dioxide
• They decompose
• They make their own food
• They are omnivores

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What is the process in which plants use sunlight to create energy?

• Photography
• Pennsylvania
• Cholorophyll
• Photosynthesis

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All animals are...

• producers
• consumers
• carnivores
• omnivores

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Living things that eat other living things are called...

• Consumers
• Carnivores
• Omnivores
• Animals

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What do herbivores eat?

• Only plants
• plants and animals
• only other animals
• dead organisms

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What do carnivores eat?

• only plants
• plants and animals
• only other animals
• dead organisms

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What do omnivores eat?

• only plants
• plants and animals
• only other animals
• dead organisms

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What do decomposers eat?

• only plants
• plants and animals
• only other animals
• dead organisms

Animals that only eat plants.

​Examples: cows, deer, horses, and elephants.

​​Herbivores​

Animals that only eat meats.

Examples: lions, tigers, ​sharks, and cheetahs.

​​Carnivores

Animals that eat both plants and meats.

Examples: bears, humans, ​pigs, and turtles.

Omnivores

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What is an ecosystem?

• A group of animals that are the same species.
• Soil, water, air and sunlight
• All the living and non living things that interact in an area.
• North America

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What is the name for all the animals of the same species living in an ecosystem?

• Population
• Community

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What is the name for all the living things in an ecosystem?

• Population
• Community

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An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a ___________________.

• Villian
• Predator
• Prey
• Fred

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An animal that is hunted by other animals for food is called _____________________ .

• Victim
• Sally
• Predator
• Prey

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Is this item biotic or abiotic factors

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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Is this item biotic or abiotic factors

• Biotic

• Abiotic

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Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment

• alive

• biotic

• abiotic

• living

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An animal that eats only plants.

• scavenger

• omnivore

• herbivore

• carnivore

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

• scavenger

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An animal that eats only meat.

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

• scavenger

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Organisms that breakdown all the dead plants and animals and their waste and are converted into nutrients for plants.

• carnivores

• consumers

• producers

• decomposers

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All the green plants that provide the energy for consumers.

• consumers

• producers

• decomposers

• herbivores