Ecosystems

A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment. 

• population
• niche
• abitotic
• ecosystem

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Which best explains why many kinds of plants and animals can live together in an ecosystem?

• The plants and animals are all part of a food chain and depend on each other to live.
• Plants and animals are interdependent of one another.
• One species may overpopulate, killing all plant life.
• Over population of a species results in a biodiversity.

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_______ are consumers that eat only meat.

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Carnivore

________ are consumers that eat plants and meat.

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Carnivore

Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to?

• decomposers
• producers
• herbivores
• omnivores

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NGSS.5-LS2-1

Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis? 

• decomposer
• consumer
• herbivore
• producer 

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What are interconnected food chains called?

• consumers
• predators
• food web

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Examples of how humans negatively affect local ecosystems are

• Building dams, deforestation (cutting down trees), adding point sources to nearby streams to allow for run-off, building roads and structures, and salting roads.
• Creating laws to prohibit fishing from local streams.
• Planting trees and other plants to attract native species.
• Removing non-native species from the environment.

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All food chains_____________________

• have more consumers than producers
• produce and use same amount of energy
• begin with a producer
• are unhealthy 

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NGSS.5-LS2-1

How does energy enter an ecosystem? 

• sunlight
• soil 
• animals 
• invasive species 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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