Ecology Unit 8

What refers to all the living and nonliving things in a given area?

• abiotic factors

• biotic factors

• ecosystem

• soil

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Almost all energy on Earth originally comes from ___.

• plants

• animals

• the sun

• water

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Which statement is true about all biotic factors?

• they are alive

• they are renewable

• they use photosynthesis

• they use chemosynthesis

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Which situation demonstrates a biotic factor and an abiotic factor?

• a frog eating an insect

• a lizard sunning on a rock

• a mosquito biting a person

• a chicken laying an egg

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Which statement is true?

• Energy cycles and matter flows through an ecosystem.

• Matter cycles and energy flows through an ecosystem.

• Both energy and matter flow through an ecosystem.

• Both energy and matter cycle through an ecosystem.

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a bird that eats seeds and insects

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

• detritivore

a plant that makes its own food

• herbivore

• producer

• consumer

• omnivore

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a hawk that only eats other animals

• omivore

• carnivore

• herbivore

• detritivore

mushrooms that break down dead matter

• decomposer

• carnivore

• herbivore

• producer

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a deer that only eats plants

• herbivore

• producer

• omnivore

• carnivore