Ecosystems Week 4 Review

Match the descriptions with the following ecosystems

• Rivers n Streams

• body of water where freshwater from rivers mixes with salt water from the ocean

• Estuary

• large body of water that's surriounded by land

• Saltmarsh

• bodies of freshwater that flow on the Earth's surface

• Ocean

• coastal wetland that is flooded with ocean water

• Lake

• saltwater ecosystem that is divided by contents

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Identify each ecosystem with their description

• extreme cold, little vegetation

• Desert

• dry area with little precipitation

• Forest

• fertile soil and many trees

• Grassland

• forest w/ heavy rainfall n canopy tree

• Arctic Tundra

• open area with fertile soill n grass

• Rainforest

Categorize the factors that best classify each component into the table groups

Groups:

(a) Abiotic

,

(b) Producer

,

(c) Consumer

,

(d) Decomposer

• fungi
• deer

• algae
• grass
• sunlight
• air
• Cooper

• mushroom
• chicken

• bacteria
• termite

• earthworm
• water
• flowers
• minerals
• soil

• buffalo

• trees
• corn
• panda

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The following model of a desert food chain consists of: ​

(a)   →​ (b)   → ​ (c)   →​ (d)   →​ (e)  

• sun
• cactus
• lizard
• rattlesnake
• Eagle

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In the following desert food chain:

Sun → lizard → rattlesnake → eagle.

If the population of rattlesnakes increased, the population of lizards would ​ (a)   and the population of eagles would ​ ​ (b)  

• decrease
• increase

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Which food chain is in the correct order?

• cat, grass, bird, snail
• bird, snail, grass, cat
• grass, snail, bird, cat
• grass, cat, bird, snail

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Which of the following is a decomposer?

• Wolf

• Mushroom

• Shark

• Eagle

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Create a model that shows the folow of energy through an ecosystem.

• barracuda

• bacteria

• Sun

• parrotfish (small fish)

• Algae

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Cooper made a claim that a mushroom is a decomposer. Which evidence would support Cooper's claim?

• yes because ushrooms are a type of plant.

• yes becasue mushrooms break down organic matter.

• no becasue mushrooms are known to collect energy from the sun

• yes because mushrooms only feed on living plants and animals

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Which of the following are classified as producers

• algae

• lillypad

• fungi

• earthworms

• mushrooms

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