Ecosystems Vocabulary

What is a biome?

• something living

• A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

• An organism that gets its energy from sunlight

• Animal that feeds on and breaks down the dead remains of other organisms

A living thing is ________.

• habitat

• predator

• biotic

• abiotic

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A nonliving this is ________.

• abiotic

• limiting factor

• biotic

• prey

What is a habitat?

• Any organism that gets its food by eating other organisms

• something that contributes to a result

• A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

• The place where an organism lives

Factors that limit how many organisms can live in an environment are called ________ ________

• prey

• limiting factors

• cconsumer

• biome

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What is a predator?

• organisms that make their own food using energy from the sun and raw materials from the environment

• A system of several overlapping food chains

• An animal that hunts other animals for food

• Animal that feeds on and breaks down the dead remains of other organisms

An animal that is eaten by a predator is called ________.

• unobservant

• abiotic

• habitat

• prey

________ are organisms that make their own food using energy from the sun and raw materials from the environment

• Predators

• Producers

• biotic

• limiting factor

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Any organism that gets its food by eating other organisms is a ______________

• consumer

• adaptation

• food chain

• biotic

A _________ is an animal that feeds on and breaks down the dead remains of other organisms.

• decomposer

• abiotic

• food web

• prey

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