Ecosystems Intro: Energy Flow, Matter and Trophic Levels

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

Which describes a decomposer?

• an organism that eats only plants
• an organism that makes its own food
• an organism that breaks down dead matter
• an organism that recieves energy from the sun

If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.

• decrease
• stay the same
• increase

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What are interconnected food chains called?

• consumers
• predators
• food web

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What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?

• The number of herbivores would increase
• The number of plants would increase
• all organisms would adapt
• All living organisms would eventually die

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How does energy enter an ecosystem? 

• sunlight
• soil 
• animals 
• invasive species 

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