Ecology

What is the term for all of the living (or once living) things in an ecosystem?

• abiotic

• biotic

• population

• biology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the term for all of the non-living things that affect the living things in an ecosystem?

• abiotic

• biotic

• biology

• organism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the term for an organism that eats only meat?

• consumer

• producer

• omnivore

• carnivore

What is the term for an organism that eats both meat and plants?

• prey

• herbivore

• omnivore

• predator

What is the term for an animals that eats only plants?

• omnivore

• prey

• herbivore

• scavenger

Which type of organism can create its own food, usually by using energy from the sun to do photosynthesis?

• consumer

• prey

• herbivore

• producer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which term represents organisms who eat other living things to get their energy?

• producer

• consumer

• prey

• abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the term for a consumer that eats the remains of dead animals?

• decomposer

• carnivore

• predator

• scavenger

What is the name for organisms that get their energy by breaking down dead plant and animal material into simpler substances and return nutrients to the soil?

• scavenger

• omnivore

• decomposer

• herbivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which item below is an example of a biotic part of an ecosystem?

• temperature

• soil

• grass

• rainfall

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4