Ecosystems

An ecosystem is a community of animals and plants interacting with their ____________.

• habitat
• climate
• environment
• community

Which is an example of an abiotic factor in a desert?

• Sun
• cactus
• scorpion
• snake

Which is an example of a biotic factor in a desert?

• Sun
• soil
• snake
• minerals

Which answer best describes a producer in an ecosystem?

• a living organism
• a living organism that produces its own food
• a living organism that produces its own food and is food for other living organisms
• a living organism that produces and consumes other living organisms

Which answer best describes a consumer in an ecosystem?

• A living organism that eats other living organisms
• Someone that buys something
• A living organism that produces food for other living organisms
• An abiotic factor

Which answer best describes a decomposser?

• an organism that produces oxygen
• an organism that is dead and decomposing
• an organism that is not natures recycler
• an organism that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms

Which words below describe amounts of living things in an ecosystem?

• biotic, abiotic
• producer, consumer, decomposer
• individual, population, community
• environment, ecosystem, habitat

What is the climate in an ecosystem?

• How hot or cold an ecosystem is
• The average weather over many years which includes temperature and rainfall
• How wet or dry an ecosystem is
• The average living organisms in an ecosystem

One plant or animal is a ___________.

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Individual

All the plants and animals that live in the same place is a ____________.

• Population
• Individual
• Ecosystem
• Community