Matter in Ecosytem Vocabulary

What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

• An animal that eats dead animal flesh.

• An organism that makes its own food.

• A living thing that must eat plants or animals for food.

• A type of plant that feeds on insects.

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Which term describes an organism that makes its own food?

• Consumer

• Scavenger

• Producer

• Carnivore

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What does the term 'scavenger' refer to?

• An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.

• A living thing that eats only plants.

• An animal that eats dead animal flesh.

• A consumer that only eats fruits.

What is a decomposer?

• A type of plant that eats insects

• A living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals to get food

• A machine used in agriculture

• A chemical that helps plants grow

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What does a food chain represent?

• A process of cooking and preparing food

• A store that sells organic products

• A pattern of eating and being eaten

• A group of people sharing a meal

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What is a food web?

• A network of interconnected food chains

• A type of spider web

• A diagram showing nutritional information

• A television show about cooking

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What is an ecosystem?

• A type of plant

• A single organism

• All living and nonliving things that make up an environment and affect one another

• A process in which animals contribute to the environment

What is photosynthesis?

• A type of solar energy

• Process by which plants use energy from the sun and air and water to make food

• A method by which animals obtain energy

• The cycle of water evaporation and condensation

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What does the concept of energy refer to?

• A nutrient needed by all living organisms

• A type of force that affects climate only

• Concept used to measure change in matter or a system

• A measurement of water flow

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What is a habitat?

• A) A type of plant

• B) Where plants and animals find what they need to grow and survive

• C) A weather condition

• D) A part of an animal's body