Matter Cycles and Energy Flow in Ecosystems

decomposer

• an organism that kills another organism or a prey (called predator)

• an organism that breaks down dead organisms and returns material to the environment

• an organism that gets killed by a predator (called prey)

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Which statement is true?

• Ecosystems are interdependent.

• Producers only depend on the sun for all of their resources.

• Consumers can do the process of photosynthesis.

• Cellular respiration only occurs in plants.

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Where in the cell does photosynthesis occur?

• mitochondria

• stomata

• xylem

• chloroplast

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All the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area create an ________________.

• ecosystem

• biodome

• playground

• park

In the image provided, what is shown by the arrows that lead to and from the wolf?

• The wolf is part of several food chains, but not a food web

• The wolf is part of several food chains and several food webs

• The wolf is part of one food web but no food chains

• The wolf is part of one food web but several food chains

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Which are decomposers ?

• humans

• trees

• red wolves

• worms

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What is this called?

• Food Web

• Food Chain

• Abiotic Factors

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process that uses oxygen to break down glucose to release energy

• Cellular Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Chemical energy

• Radiant Energy

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Sunlight

• Chemical energy

• radiant energy

• oxygen

• glucose

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stored energy in the molecules of glucose

• radiant energy

• water

• carbon dioxide

• chemical energy

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