Ecosystem Experts!

The non living parts of an ecosystem

• abiotic factors
• biotic factors
• oxygen
• soil

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Choose the decomposer.

• grass

• elephant

• bacteria

• bird

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Any characteristic that helps an organism survive in its ecosystem is an ____________. 

• Niche
• Habitat
• Adaptation
• Organism

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An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________.

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• prey

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

A ____________ breaks down waste or dead organisms and recycles nutrients.

• consumer
• producer
• decomposer
• omnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An animal that is hunted for food.

• predator
• prey
• consumer
• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An organism that makes its own food for energy

• consumer
• predator
• prey
• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An organism that cannot make its own food

• consumer
• producer
• tree
• leaf

Which is the best description of an ecosystem?

• all of the living and nonliving things in an area
• all of the individuals of one species in an are
• all of the populations of living things in an area
• all of the abiotic factors in an area

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

• ecosystem
• food web
• environment
• population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3