Ecosystems and Food Chains

Non-living things in an ecosystem

• abiotic
• biotic
• limiting factors
• carrying capacity

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Birds and bees are

• biotic
• abiotic

Rocks and sand are

• biotic
• abiotic

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What is another word for an animal's home?

• Habitat
• Niche
• Population
• Organism

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What is the role an organism plays in its ecosystem?

• Habitat
• Niche
• Organism
• Population

What 4 things does an organism need to survive?

• Food, water, shelter, space
• Food, friends, shelter, space
• Water, shelter, prey, predators
• Shelter, food, water, humans

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Decomposers such as fungi, insects, and molds get their energy from __________.

• Water

• Decaying plants and animals

• Fertilizer

• All of the above

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Which of the following statements about consumers is CORRECT?

• they make their own food

• they eat other organisms

• they make things other than food

• they obtain food by breaking down the remains of other living things

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All animals in an ecosystem depend on __________ for energy.

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Consumers

• Herbivores

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A student wants to build a model of a grasslands food chain that includes a frog, grasshopper, snake, and grass. Which organism belongs in this food chain immediately after the Sun?

• Grass

• Frog

• Snake

• Mosquito

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