What Are Populations, Habitats, and Niches?

All the living and nonliving things in an area and their interactions are an ____________________.

• ecosystem

• habitat

• community

• population

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All the organisms that live in the same place are a ____________________.

• ecosystem

• habitat

• community

• population

A group made up of the same type of individuals in the same ecosystem is a ____________________.

• ecosystem

• habitat

• community

• population

___________________ is the physical part of the ecosystem that meets the needs of an organism

• ecosystem

• habitat

• community

• population

___________________ is an organism’s role in the habitat

• decomposers

• consumer

• producer

• niche

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___________________ is a living thing that makes its own food.

• decomposers

• consumer

• producer

• niche

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___________________ is an animal that eats plants or other animals to get energy.

• decomposers

• consumer

• producer

• niche

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___________________ is a living thing that breaks down waste and the remains of plants and animals for energy.

• decomposer

• consumer

• producer

• niche

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Organisms find ______________ and ________________ in their habitat.

• only food

• only shelter

• food and shelter.

• only mate

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In a habitat, animals have a __________, which is how they interact, get food and shelter.

• niche

• ecosystem

• community

• population