Ecosystem 4.5

1. Which of the following describes the role or function an organism performs in the food web of its community?

• Habitat

• Niche

• Life Cycle

• Adaptation

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2. Which example describes a community?

• The number of mother deer and baby deer living in a forest

• A population of gorillas living in a rain forest

• A population of different types of cacti living in a desert

• A population of ducks, fish, lilies and insects living in a pond

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What are three nonliving factors of an ecosystem?

• Sunlight

• Grasshopper

• Soil

• Grass

• Water

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In which scenario would a scientist use a dichotomous key?

• When identifying variables in an investigation about fish

• When comparing and contrasting trees in a yard

• When measuring how much different puppies weigh

• When observing monkey behavior

After analyzing the food web, what is one conclusion you could make?

• The rodent eats more than one organism

• The frog eats the snake

• The cougar eats the snake

• The frog is an herbivore

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• The snake is a decomposer

• There are six carnivores in this ecosystem

• If the grass died out, all of the animals would be affected

• If a bear was added to the web, the population of rodents would die out

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Which three animals are examples of populations?

• flock of geese

• group of butterflies and ladybugs

• school of fish swimming

• cows on a farm

• pets (dogs and cats)

What do food webs show?

• The flow of energy within one population

• The habitats of different communities

• The flow of energy in an ecosystem

• The cycles of the sun's energy in one species

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What decomposer is likely to live in this habitat?

• grasshopper

• bird

• fish

• worm

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The place in which an animal or plant naturally lives is called a ___

• habitat

• niche

• population

• zoo