Science chapter 3

What is composed of an area and the living and nonliving things that interact there?

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• ecosystem

• community

What are the parts that make up the physical environment of an area?

• abiotic

• biotic

• resources

• symbiotic

What are all the populations living together in an ecosystem called?

• individual

• family

• community

• diversity

Which term describes organisms that make their food?

• prey

• predators

• consumers

• producers

Study the food chain:

GRASSHOPPER....FROG....SNAKE

Which of the following words does NOT describe the frog?

• prey

• predator

• decomposer

• consumer

Which list below shows organisms from the smallest grouping to the largest grouping in an ecosystem?

• individual

  population

  community

• community

  population

  individual

• population

  individual

  community

• community

  individual

  population

What term describes the local surroundings of an organism?

• community

• environment

• miche

• ecosystem

What is another name for an organism's role in its habitat?

• symbiosis

• niche

• community

• diversity

Common ______ of owls are small rodents, such as mice.

Organisms that help matter decay are called _________