Ecosystem Ecology

Match the descriptions with the appropriate cycles.

Autotrophs, such as plants, must be present for these cycles to continue.

• Carbon Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

The non-living parts of an ecosystem (e.g. soil, water, weather).

• abiotic factors

• biotic factors

• oxygen

• soil

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It is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

• Ecosystem
• Biotic System
• Abiotic System
• None of the choices

These are organisms that creates their own food such as plants and trees.

• Population
• Community
• Producers
• Consumers

When a plant is eaten by a grasshopper, the grasshopper is called:

• Producer

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

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When a plant is eaten by a caterpillar and the caterpillar is eaten by a frog, the frog belongs to:

• Producer

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

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When a plant is eaten by a caterpillar and the caterpillar is eaten by a frog, and the frog is eaten by a snake, the snake belongs to:

• Producer

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

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When the animal dies, what do you call those organisms that break them down?

• Producers
• Decomposers
• Consumers
• None of the choices

They have their own kingdom and they're known for being decomposers, a component inside the ecosystems. An example of them is mushrooms.

• Bacteria

• Grass

• Virus

• Fungi

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Choose the decomposer.

• grass

• elephant

• bacteria

• bird

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