Ecosystems Review 2

What is an ecosystem?

• A group of animals that are the same species.
• Soil, water, air and sunlight
• All the living and non living things that interact in an area.
• North America

Which is a non-living part of an ecosystem?

• Sunlight
• Air
• Water
• All of these

Which ecosystem is usually found near the earth's equator where it is very warm and has lots of trees and animals such as parrots and jaguars.

• Rainforest
• Desert
• Taiga
• Chapparal

Which is NOT a way that seeds get dispersed in nature?

• Wind
• Animals
• Water
• Email

An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a ___________________.

• Villian
• Predator
• Prey
• Fred

Which is an abiotic factor that most limits the number of frogs living in a pond? 

• the color of the water 
• the number of predators 
• the temperature of the water 
• the populations of producers 

Which species are best able to occupy the same space?

• those that eat the same foods
• those that compete for the same resources
• those that have a predator/prey relationship
• those whose needs differ significantly from each other

Which species would be most affected by the overfishing of Alaskan salmon?

• bears
• crayfish
• lobsters
• opossum

Which is an abiotic factor that would affect the growth of a population within an ecosystem?

• the availability of water
• the availability of producers
• the type of herbivores present
• the number of carnivores present

Herbivores are also called...

• secondary consumers

• primary consumers

• producers

• tertiary consumers