Ecosystems Study Guide

____________ things eat, breathe, grow, and reproduce.

• Living

• Nonliving

______________________ things do NOT eat, breathe, grow, or reproduce.

• Living

• Nonliving

An _________________ is any living thing.

• Organism

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

An _________________ is a community of living and nonliving things that interact with each other in their environment.

• Organism

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

Choose ALL of the living things in an ecosystem.

• Plants

• Water

• Animals

• Insects

Choose ALL of the nonliving things in an ecosystem.

• Air

• Animals

• Rocks

• Water

What are the TWO main types of ecosystems?

• Aquatic

• Organic

• Terrestrial

• Special

Aquatic ecosystems are _______________ communities.

• Water

• Land

Select ALL of the types of aquatic ecosystems.

• Oceans

• Forests

• Rivers

• Swamps

Which animals would be living in a FRESHWATER ecosystem?

• alligators

• sharks

• dolphins

• trout