Ecosystems

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True or False? An organism is a living thing.

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True

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All of the following are the living parts of an ecosystem except: individual, population, species, atmosphere.

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atmosphere

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Populations of different kinds of organisms that live in the same place at the same time are referred to as a/an-

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community

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Ecosystem

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all the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an environment

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Do living things depend on other living things in an ecosystem?

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False

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NONLIVING things in a marine ecosystem: rocks, water, turtles; turtles, fish, coral; water, rocks, sunlight; sunlight, water, fish.

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water, rocks, sunlight

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According to the picture, which of the following lists living things in this desert environment?

Options: cacti, coyote, snake, roadrunner; sand, lizard, cacti, sun; desert flowers, rocks, hawk, coyote; woodpecker, snake, sunlight, cacti

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cacti, coyote, snake, roadrunner

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Example of a living thing interacting with another living thing in this ecosystem:

• An insect rests on a leaf.
• The deer drinks the water.
• The hawk flies in the air.
• Rocks can be found at the bottom of the pond.

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An insect rests on a leaf.

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Example of a living thing interacting with a nonliving thing in this ecosystem:

• A deer eats grass.
• The ladybug rests on a leaf.
• Fish swim in the water.
• The insect is eaten by the fish.

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Fish swim in the water.

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Example of a living thing interacting with another living thing:

• A squirrel gathers nuts for the winter.
• Trees release oxygen into the environment.
• Animals depend on the sun for warmth.
• A plant's roots help to anchor it to the soil.

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A squirrel gathers nuts for the winter.