Science Study Guide Page 4

What is the function or role that an organism performs in the food web of a community?

• Niche

• Habitat

• Population

• Energy

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What does a food web illustrate in an ecosystem?

• Nonliving factors in the environment

• Isolated food chains

• Energy flow in a straight line

• Interconnected and overlapping food chains

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What is the place where an animal or plant naturally lives?

• Niche

• Population

• Habitat

• Energy

What do the arrows in a food chain show?

• Flow of nutrients

• Flow of air

• Flow of energy within the food chain

• Flow of water

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What is the role of organisms that share the same need for resources in a community?

• Cooperate to meet basic needs

• Compete to meet their needs

• Isolate themselves from others

• Ignore their needs

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What is the primary source of energy in ecosystems?

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Nutrient pool

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What is the function of decomposers in the ecosystem?

• Return energy to the nutrient pool

• Compete for resources

• Produce energy

• Consume energy

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What does a niche include in an organism's environment?

• Nonliving factors only

• Interactions with other organisms only

• Everything else the organism does and needs

• Only what it eats

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What do members of a population do in a community?

• Isolate themselves from others

• Ignore other populations

• Cooperate to meet basic needs

• Compete for resources

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