Ecosystems, Producers, Consumers, & Decomposers

All the living and nonliving things that interact in an area make up a(n)

• organism

• ecosystem

• nutrient

• environment

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What kind of matter does phontosynthesis produce that the eagle needs to survive?

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

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Scientists that study ecosystems and teach other people about them are called

• chemists

• botanists

• ecologists

• economists

A plant does not need the following in order to grow

• soil

• carbon dioxide

• sunlight

• a plant needs all of these in order to grow

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How long can a decomposer , like fungi, store excess food?

• a long time

• a short time

What is the green substance found in leaves that captures energy from the sun?

• photosynthesis

• chlorophyll

• carbon dioxide

• water

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Decomposers produce

• carbon dioxide

• nutrients

• methane

• all of the above

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A lion is a

• producer

• consumer

• herbivore

The process that breaks down food into simple materials that an animal's body can use is called

• circulation

• respiration

• digestion

• photosynthesis

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A gas found in air that is used to make food by photosynthesis

• Oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• helium

• nitrogen

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