Ecosystems

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

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Some examples of non-living things in the ecosystem are

• flowers and plants.

• frog and ducks.

• rocks and water.

• fish and grass.

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All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are __________.

• biotic
• biology
• abiotic
• biography

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The place where an organism lives is its __________.

• habitat
• ecosystem
• organism
• population

A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an __________.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

All of the living AND non-living things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an __________.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

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A group of different species that live together and interact in an environment are called a/an __________.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

ALL energy flow for an ecosystem begins with ...

• plants
• the moon
• the sun
• algae

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What are biotic factors?

• dead things
• living things/ organisms
• weather
• plants

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