Changes in ecosystems

Which of the following would have a negative impact on an ecosystem

• constructing highways
• planting trees
• recycling paper

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A habitat is the place where an animal lives. Which animal's habitat is probably not in the desert?

• an insect
• lizard
• desert rat
• bear

How does a bird "change its environment" to meet its NEEDS?

• builds a nest
• flies around
• catches bugs
• looks for something to eat

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Which of the following activities has a positive effect on the environment?

• recycling
• deforestation
• pollution

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A ______________ is the place where an organism lives.

• adaptation
• equilibrium
• population
• habitat

An ______________ is a system made up of all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.

• ecosystem
• habitat
• population
• biodiversity

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Which is NOT an example of a natural environmental change?

• a beaver dam
• a hurricane
• a volcanic eruption
• a housing development

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An organism that feeds on other organisms

• consumer
• producer
• decomposer
• organism

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A simple organism that breaks down dead organisms and waste, returning important nutrients to the environment 

• inorganic
• decomposer
• organism 
• consumer

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A living thing

• organism
• organic
• decomposer
• producer

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