Matter in the Ecosystem Unit 2 Inspire Science

Energy and other materials from dead organisms are recycled back into the soil by _____.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• nonrenewable resources

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_______________ make their own food using energy from the Sun. (CAPITAL LETTER AND SPELLING COUNT)

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How is a fungi, like mushrooms, different than a plant?

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Animals are __________.

• producers

• consumers

• predators

• prey

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. ____________________ break down decaying material in an ecosystem.

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The amount of water in an ecosystem can be a limiting factor on the number of organisms living in that ecosystem.

• True

• False

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Look at the picture of the hawk and the mouse. What word best describes the hawk?

• herbivore

• decomposer

• predator

• prey

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. A ________________ eats animals for energy.

Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

• rocks

• air

• animals

• water

Name three biotic factors in an ecosystem.

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