Energy, Matter, Ecosystem

Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

• sunlight
• stream
• rock
• tree

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Most producers get energy from the Sun using the process of

• cellular respiration
• chemosynthesis
• photosynthesis
• consumption

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Decomposers are important to ecosystems because they

• return vital nutrients to the ecosystem
• capture energy from the Sun
• are producers
• can be omnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are the products of photosynthesis?

• Carbon dioxide and water
• Carbon dioxide and oxygen
• Glucose and oxygen
• Glucose and water

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A consumer gets energy by

• absorbing sunlight.
• breaking down dead organisms.
• soaking it up from the ground.
• feeding on other organisms.

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What are the products of cellular respiration?

• Energy (ATP), Water, and Carbon DIoxide.
• Water and Oxygen
• Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
• Water and Energy (ATP)

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What kind of things perform cellular respiration?

• All living cells
• plants only
• animals only
• yeast only

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Where in the cell does photosynthesis occur?

• mitochondria
• stomata
• xylem
• chloroplast

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All the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area create an ________________.

• ecosystem
• biodome
• playground
• park

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Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____. 

• photosynthesis, air
• carbon, oxygen
• oxygen
• oxygen, carbon dioxide