6th Grade Science Final

Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

• the sun

• tree stump

• water

• minerals

Which of the following is not a biotic factor

• humans

• bacteria

• mushroom

• paper

Check all that are abiotic

• decomposing log

• water

• air

• temperature

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Producers...

• make their own food

• eat other producers

• cannot create energy rich molecules from the sun

• rely on decomposers

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Consumers

• make their own food

• rely on decomposers to find food

• consume other organisms for their energy

• are the beginning of the food chain

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A food chain

• is where an organism lives

• shows a feeding relationship among organisms in an ecosystem

• has multiple options of feeding relationships

• starts with decomposers

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A food web

• is smaller than a food chain

• shows multiple eating/feeding options in the ecosystem

• begins with consumers

• is simple

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Mutualism is where

• both organisms benefit

• one organisms benefits

• one organism benefits and the other is harmed

• neither organism benefits

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Commensalism is a relationship in which

• both organisms benefit

• only one organism benefits

• one organism benefits and the other is hurt

• neither organism benefits

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Parasitism is when

• both organisms benefit

• one organism benefits

• one organisms benefits and the other is harmed

• neither organism benefits