BJU Science 3_5thEd. Chapter 8: Ecosystems

All the nonliving things that surround a living thing are called its (a)  

• community

• population

• environment

Answer explanation

The nonliving things that surround a living thing are called the environment.

All the living things in one area are called its (a)   .

• community
• environment
• population

Answer explanation

The term for all the living things in one area is called a community.

All the living things of one kind that live in one area are called

• community

• environment

• population

Answer explanation

A population refers to all the living things of one kind that live in one area.

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Each population has a habitat that includes food, water, and

• shelter

• plants

Answer explanation

Each population has a habitat that includes food, water, and shelter

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A living thing that makes its own food and gets its energy directly from the sun is a

• consumer

• decomposer

• producer

Answer explanation

A living thing that makes its own food and gets its energy directly from the sun is known as a producer. Producers can only produce energy through photosynthesis, so only plants are producers.

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A living thing that gets its energy by eating other living things as food is a (a)   .

• consumer
• decomposer

• producer

Answer explanation

A living thing that gets its energy by eating other living things as food is called a consumer.

A living thing that breaks down dead things and wastes is a

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

Answer explanation

A decomposer is a living thing that breaks down dead things and wastes.

God uses (a)   to keep an ecosystem in balance.

• prey

• predators

Answer explanation

God uses predators to keep an ecosystem in balance. Predators help control animal populations.

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At The Fall, Adams' sin brought (a)   into the world for animals and people.

• life

• death

Answer explanation

At The Fall, Adam's sin brought death into the world for all creation.

The only omnivore is the

(a)  

• raccoon
• snake

• owl
• mouse

Answer explanation

Raccoons are known to be omnivorous, meaning they eat both plants and animals.

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