Ecosystems

How does the jackrabbit support its community?

• it provides energy to the hawk and and coyote

• it provides companionship for the lizards

• it provides food for the lizards and insects

• it provides a pet for the people who live near by

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Flowers depend on the sun to make their food.Butterflies eat nectar from the flowers.Toads eat butterflies. How can the flow of energy be described?

• Toads provide energy to the butterflies

• Nectar provides energy to the flowers

• Flowers provide energy to the butterflies

• Flowers provide energy to the sun

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A pond has is home to populations of dragonflies, ducks, and small fish. What other populations would most likely live in the pond ecosystem?

• Cacti

• Frogs

• Sharks

• Squirrels

Abiotic factors include...

• living things like animals, fungi, and plants

• landfills

• nonliving things like soil, rocks, and water

• both living and nonliving things

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Biotic factors include...

• living things like animals, fungi, and plants

• landfills

• nonliving things like soil, rocks, and water

• both living and nonliving things

A plant or animal in an ecosystem is a -

• organism

• community

• population

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Which of these organisms is a producer?

• strawberries
• insect
• mouse
• owl

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What is a source of energy for the mouse?

• strawberries
• insects
• other mice
• owls

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What would the insect be considered?

• Producer
• Consumer
• Fungus

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The parts of the food chain in the picture are out of order.  Which picture should be first in the food chain shown?

• snake
• sun
• carrot
• rabbit

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