Inspire Unit 2: Matter in Ecosystems

The following is NOT an example of a biotic factor in an ecosystem.

• trees

• fungi

• rocks

• horses

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Plants use water, sun and _____ to make food.

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Plants take in carbon dioxide and give off ______.

• moisture

• steam

• oxygen

• nutrients

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Plant roots take in _____ and ____ from the soil.

• sunlight and air

• nutrients and carbon dioxide

• water and nutrients

• sunlight and water

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Evaporation of water from plant's leaves is called _______.

• storage

• transportation

• evaporation

• transpiration

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Plants cannot grow too close together because their petals need to spread out and absorb nutrients from the soil.

• True

• False

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A predator is an organism that ____ its food.

• hunts

• makes

• cooks

• washes

Water is absorbed by the plant's roots and travels up the center of the stem through specialized tissues called _____.

• soil

• kleenex

• stem

• xylem

Tiny openings on the underside of leaves are called _____.

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Mushrooms are a type of ______.

• decomposers

• consumers

• producers

• composers