Vocabulary Quiz for Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

Abiotic Matter is......

• matter that makes up the living parts of an ecosystem, such as air, water, and rocks

• matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as air, water, and rocks

Draw an example of abiotic matter

Biotic Matter is......

• matter that makes up the living and dead organisms in an ecosystem

• matter that makes up the nonliving parts in an ecosystem

Draw an example of Biotic Matter

A System is....

• A whole breaking down into several parts

• a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

Draw an example of a system

An ecosystem is.....

• Only the living things interacting in an area

• all the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area

• only the nonliving things interacting in an area

Draw an example of an ecosystem

What is a consumer?

• an organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules (such as starch and fat)

• an organism that can make its own energy storage molecules (such as glucose)

Give an example of a consumer