Science U2 L2: Interactions of Living Things

The picture shows living things in an ecosystem.

Which organism is not a consumer?

• mouse

• eagle

• grass

• caterpillar

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Predators hunt (a)   and help control the size of the populations of these organisms.

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An animal who hunts and kills its own food is called a(n) ______.

• predator

• scavenger

• producer

• omnivore

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An (a)   species can harm the environment by growing and spreading quickly in an area.

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This animal is a predator. If a predator is removed from an ecosystem, then (a)   .

• the population of predators will likely increase

• the population of prey will increase
• the population of prey will decrease

• the population of predators will not be affected

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Which are living parts of an ecosystem? Select all that apply.

• fungus

• Sun

• tree

• fly

• rock

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Name three biotic factors in an ecosystem

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Water is (a)   factor.

• an abiotic
• a biotic

Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

• rocks

• air

• animals

• water

All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with one another.

• food web

• food chain

• ecosystem

• consumers

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