Mr. Mosquera - Ecosystems

What is a community?

• a group of organisms living together

• an ecosystem

• non-living parts of a habitat

• living and non-living parts of a habitat

Which item below do producers most use to get energy?

• consumers

• decomposers

• wind

• sunlight

Which organism below is a consumer?

• spruce tree

• tulip

• bald eagle

• dogwood flower

Which two countries do not sell Coca-cola?

• Alaska and Greenland
• Haiti and Honduras
• North Korea and Cuba
• Netherlands and Iceland

How would you classify a crab in community?

• as a producer

• as a consumer

• as a decomposer

• as a food chain

How would you best summarize the difference between a consumer and a producer?

• Producers are small and consumers are large.

• Producers make food and consumers eat food.

• Consumers make food and producers eat food.

• Producers are always green and consumers are multicolored.

Maple, Oak, and Pine trees block much of the sunlight in the forest. Deer, mice, and rabbits drink from the river that flows through the forest and eat the grass that pokes up from the soil. Which list includes only abiotic factors of this ecosystem?

• animals, grass, and trees

• deer, mice, and rabbits

• maple, oak, and pine trees

• river, soil, and sunlight

What will keep you from crying when peeling onions?

• closing your eyes
• drinking water
• shouting 
• chewing gum

Which organism is a producer?

• deer

• spider

• ladybug

• sunflower

What is the role of an organism in its community?

• ecology

• niche

• habitat

• population