Interactions

Which living organisms get energy without relying on another organism?

• Mushrooms capture and digest worms

• Horses eat grasses, growing in a field

• Mice eat seeds, fruit, and insects

• Tomato plants perform photosynthesis

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Which of the following describes living organisms interacting with a nonliving element in its environment?

• Bees pollinate a dandelion flower

• Bacteria live in the human mouth

• Dogs drink water from a puddle

• Flies are caught and eaten by a spider

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Plants are interacting directly with another living component of their environment when they are–

• attracting insects.

• absorbing sunlight.

• soaking up water.

• taking in carbon dioxide.

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Frogs in a pond interact with both living and nonliving components in their ecosystem. Frogs interact with nonliving components when they–

• eat swimming insects for energy.

• lay their eggs in bodies of water.

• become food for another animal.

• hide beneath plants in the pond.

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All of the following are examples of living things interacting with each other EXCEPT —

• birds preying on insects living in the grass

• squirrels spreading the seeds of trees by burying them

• fish eating plants and other smaller fish

• frogs sleeping in the mud at the bottom of the pond

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Living and nonliving things interacting in an environment is called:

• A. Organism
• B. Producer
• C. Consumer
• D. Ecosystem

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Another word for a living thing is a:

• animal
• organism
• plant
• community

Which example shows a relationship between a living thing and a non-living thing?

• An insect is food for salmon.
• Water carries a rock downstream.
• A tree gets nutrients from the soil.
• A flower makes food for a butterfly.

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Which of these is an example of one living thing depending on another living thing?

• Cat walking on the sand
• Bird building a nest in a tree
• Dog warming in the sunlight
• Squirrel drinking water

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