How Ecosystems Work

An ecosystem is a community of animals and plants interacting with their ____________.

• habitat
• climate
• environment
• community

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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 words below describe amounts of living things in an ecosystem?

• biotic, abiotic
• producer, consumer, decomposer
• individual, population, community
• environment, ecosystem, habitat

What is the climate in an ecosystem?

• How hot or cold an ecosystem is
• The average weather over many years which includes temperature and rainfall
• How wet or dry an ecosystem is
• The average living organisms in an ecosystem

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One plant or animal is a ___________.

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Individual

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All the plants and animals that live in the same place is a(n) ____________.

• Population

• Individual

• Ecosystem

• Community

A group of bunnies living in the forest is an example of a(n) __________.

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Individual

• Community

What is the difference between a community and an ecosystem?

• They are not different at all.
• A community is how living things that have something in common work together and an ecosystem is living and nonliving things working together.
• Only an ecosystem works together.
• Only a community works together. 

An organism's _________ is defined as the environment in which it lives.

• habitat
• niche
• social structure
• ecosystem