Ecosystems

Where is a place or area an organism lives?

• habitat

• population

• plains

• water

Which is a non-living part of an ecosystem?

• Sunlight
• Air
• Water
• All of these

An ecosystem is a community of animals and plants interacting with their ____________.

• habitat
• climate
• environment
• community

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Which answer best describes a producer in an ecosystem?

• a living organism
• a living organism that produces its own food
• a living organism that produces its own food and is food for other living organisms
• a living organism that produces and consumes other living organisms

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Which answer best describes a consumer in an ecosystem?

• A living organism that eats other living organisms
• Someone that buys something
• A living organism that produces food for other living organisms
• An abiotic factor

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An ecosystem is made up of _______ and ________ things.

• Living and nonliving
• Alive and dead
• Plants and animals
• Land and water

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What does the word organism mean?

• Living thing
• Nonliving thing
• Organs in your body
• Organ player

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What is similar about the path that energy takes through all ecosystems?

• They all have the same animals

• All the paths have energy from the moon

• They all begin with the sun

• They all end with the sun

All of the living AND non-living things in a particular area is called a(n):

• ecosystem

• house

• community

• mountain

A decomposer ______________

• Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil

• Eats plants or other animals for food

• Makes its own food

• Machine that gathers trash