Ecosystems Intro

A place where plants and animals live and grow is called a ____________. It provides, food, water, shelter, and air.

• shelter
• tree
• habitat
• organism

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NGSS.5-LS2-1

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

All of the living AND non-living things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an __________.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which DOES NOT represent an Ecosystem?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following is an example of an interaction between a living and nonliving organism?

• a snake using a mouse for food
• a worm using the soil as shelter
• a bird using an insect for food

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are examples of biotic factors?

•  mushroom, snail, whale
• tree, hair, paper
•  clouds, dirt, plastic
•  athlete's foot, grapes, gold

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What part of an ecosystem would a field of daisies represent?

• Organism

• Population

• Community

Soil contains both abiotic and biotic materials. Which is a biotic component of soil?

• Minerals

• Grains of sand

• Decomposing leaves

• Water

Plants are interacting directly with another living element of their environment when they are -

• A. Soaking up water

• B. Absorbing sunlight

• C. Attracting insects

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Light, air, soil and water are considered

• non-living things that support life
• unimportant
• living things
• ecosystems

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3