Ecosystem Vocabulary

Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to because they break down dead organisms?

• decomposers

• producers

• herbivores

• omnivores

Which of the following directly use the Sun's energy to produce their own food? 

• decomposers

• carnivores

• consumers

• producers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  or non-living parts of the environment

• alive

• biotic 

• abiotic

• living

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is an example of a biotic factor?

• skunk

• rocks

• soil

• water

An organism's _________ is defined as the area in which it lives.

• Habitat

• Niche

• Social Structure

• Ecology

NON-living things found in an ecosystem are called ________________.

• biotic

• abiotic

• habitat

LIVING things in an ecosystem are called _________________.

• biotic

• abiotic

• ecosystem

The study of interactions in an ecosystem.

• ecology

• philosophy

• scientology

• biology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

All of the populations that live in one area together

• limiting factors

• populations

• community

• speed limit

These organisms cannot make their own food; they must eat something for energy

• decomposer

• consumer

• producer