Ecosystems Review LFCE

A student is developing a model of an ecosystem. Why does she want to include the sun in her model?

• The sun is needed to make the seasons on Earth.

• The sun keeps everything warm on Earth.

• The sun allows plants and animals to be part of the same ecosystem.

• The sun provides the energy for the production of food in the ecosystem.

Which of the following statements about producers 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

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

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

The Anole lizard eats crickets.

• Living/Living

• Living/Non Living

The plant absorbs water through its roots.

• Living/Living

• Living/Non Living

All living and non-living things that interact in an area are...

• a population

• a habitat

• an ecosystem

• an organism

Animals that only eat meat (animals).

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

Animals that only eat plants.

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

Animals that eat both plants and meat (animals).

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore