Ecosystems

What is the difference between a biosphere and a biome? (there may be more than one answer)

• A biome is an area in which organisms live and how they interact and a biosphere is a large community of plants and animals that live in the same place.

• A biosphere is an area in which organisms live and how they interact and a biome is a large community of plants and animals that live in the same place.

• A biome is a collection of different ecosystems and a biosphere includes all the different biomes.

• A biosphere is a collection of different ecosystems and a biome includes all the different biospheres.

What is ecology?

• Ecology is the study of interaction of only animals in their environment.

• Ecology is the study of interaction of only plants in their environment.

• Ecology is the study of interaction of abiotic factors in their environment.

• Ecology is the study of interaction of organisms in their environment.

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Why do animals and plants need energy? (there may be more than one answer)

• In order to eat.

• In order to reproduce.

• In order to drink water.

• In order to grow.

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How do animals and plants get their energy in an ecosystem?

• From their environment.

• From the rocks.

• From the air.

• From the wind.

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Give examples of abiotic and biotic factors and their role in an ecosystem. (please answer in complete sentences using the correct conventions of English: grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation)

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List the levels of organization from smallest to largest.

• Ecosystem

  Community

  Population

  Species

• Species

  Community

  Ecosystem

  Population

• Species

  Population

  Community

  Ecosystem

• Community

  Population

  Species

  Ecosystem

What three major elements does a food chain have?

• producers

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• decomposers

• consumers

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What is a food chain? (there may be more than one answer)

• Organisms dependence on each other for nourishment to survive.

• A hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

• How email is passed from creature to creature.

• The series of processes by which food is grown or produced, sold, and eventually consumed.

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What are producers? (there may be more than one answer)

• Producers are the largest part of any food web.

• Producers are herbivores.

• Producers make their own food by using sunlight

• Producers are found at the bottom of all food chains.

What are primary consumers?

• Herbivores, eat producers

• Eat meat

• Are carnivores

• Are at the top of the food chain

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