Ecosystems Level 1 Test

A system made up of organisms interacting with one another and the environment.

• biology
• abiotic
• biotic
• ecosystem

Which are biotic?

• book

• cotton clothing

• cat

• all of the above

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

Population

• A group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.

• A group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time.

• The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources.

Competition

• A group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.

• A group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time.

• The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources.

Community

• A group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.

• A group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time.

• The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources.

What do you call an animal that only eats plants?

• niche

• carnivore

• parasite

• herbivore

• predator

This term describes a consumer that feeds only on other consumers

• mutualsim

• niche

• prey

• autotroph

• carnivore

The name of the process that producers use to make their own food…

• respiration

• commensalism

• food chains

• photosynthesis

• symbiosis

Technically speaking, ALL food chains should end with these types of organisms so that nutrients can be recycled back into the habitat…

• parasites

• predators

• herbivores

• symbiotes

• decomposers