Ecology Fast Facts

Which is an example of an abiotic factor in a desert?

• Sun
• cactus
• scorpion
• snake

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Which is an example of a biotic factor in a desert?

• Sun
• soil
• snake
• minerals

Which answer best describes a producer in an ecosystem?

• a living organism

• a living organism that eats others as food to gain energy

• a living organism that produces its own food and can be food for other living organisms

• a living organism that produces and consumes other living organisms

A group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area

• population

• species

• interaction

• reproduction

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A community comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them

• ecosystem

• population

• species

• Environmental interaction

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The biotic factors within an ecosystem are the ___________ parts.

• non-living, NEVER living, not made of cells

• living, once living, made of cells

• relationships

• chemical

Carnivores are: 

• Organisms that eat both plants and animals
• Organisms that hunt and eat other animals
• Organisms that make their own food
• Organisms that eat dead things

Omnivores are:

• Organisms that eat both plants and animals
• Organims that hunt and eat other animals
• organisms that make their own food
• Organisms that break down dead things for food

Plants make their food by:

• eating other plants and animals
• hunting other animals
• breaking down dead things
• using photosynthesis

An animal that eats only producers is: 

• a herbivore
• a predator
• a prey
• an omnivore