Types/Characteristics of Ecosystems 5.L.2.1 EOG Contest

Which type of predator most likely lives in an area with a wheat field like the one in the picture?

• alligator

• fox

• lion

• otter

What do all these ecosystems have in common?

Four Ecosystems

reef

pond

marsh

prairie

• fish

• sunlight

• salt water

• tall grasses

The table below shows some plants and animals that live in four different places on Earth.

Some Animals and Plants in Four Areas

Area Some Animals Some Plants

1 seals, bears, caribou small shrubs, grasses, mosses

2 snakes, lizards, coyotes cactus, grasses, shrubs

3 monkeys, snakes, frogs tall trees, flowers, ferns

4 bison, foxes, eagles tall grasses, shrubs, flowers

Which area is a rainforest?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which best explains why tropical rainforests always have warm temperatures?

• They are at low altitudes.

• They are near the Equator.

• A canopy of trees traps heat.

• The many animals produce heat.

Which would best survive in a freshwater ecosystem that includes populations of frogs, turtles, and salamanders?

• clams

• crabs

• snails

• oysters