Ecosystems

The non living parts of an ecosystem

• abiotic factors
• biotic factors
• oxygen
• soil

What is an ecosystem?

• A group of animals that are the same species.
• Soil, water, air and sunlight
• All the living and non living things that interact in an area.
• North America

Which is a non-living part of an ecosystem?

• Sunlight
• Air
• Water
• All of these

Which answer best describes a producer in an ecosystem?

• a living organism
• a living organism that produces its own food
• a living organism that produces its own food and is food for other living organisms
• a living organism that produces and consumes other living organisms

Which answer best describes a consumer in an ecosystem?

• A living organism that eats other living organisms
• Someone that buys something
• A living organism that produces food for other living organisms
• An abiotic factor

Which answer best describes a decomposer?

• an organism that produces oxygen
• an organism that is dead and decomposing
• an organism that makes energy from sunlight

• an organism that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms

An ecosystem is made up of _______ and ________ things.

• Living and nonliving
• Alive and dead
• Plants and animals
• Land and water

What does the word organism mean?

• Living thing
• Nonliving thing
• Organs in your body
• Organ player

What is another word for an animal's home?

• Habitat
• Niche
• Population
• Organism

The role of plants in a food web is 

• consumer
• decomposer
• predator
• producer