Science Lesson 2 Check: 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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CCSS.RI.5.3

Predators hunt _______________ and help control the size of the populations of these organisms.

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

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

• predator

• scavenger

• producer

• omnivore

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

An _______________ species can harm the environment by growing and spreading quickly in an area.

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.RI.5.4

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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CCSS.RI.5.3

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

• fungus

• Sun

• tree

• fly

• rock

Name three biotic factors in an ecosystem

Water is (a)   factor.

• an abiotic

• a biotic

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

• rocks

• air

• animals

• water