Basic Ecosystems

Which of the following would be considered a non-living part of a habitat?

• Cactus

• Snake

• Water

• Rabbit

All these organisms would most likely be found in which habitat?

• Pond

• Forest

• Ocean

• Grassland

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Many different types of organisms live in a pond habitat. A turtle would most likely compete with which other organism for the water lilies in the pond?

• fish

• frog

• heron

• lizard

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Grizzly bears that live in the same forest environment form a __________.

• population

• ecosystem

• community

• habitat

What is an ecosystem?

• A group of animals that are the same species.

• Soil, water, air and sunlight

• All the living and non living things that interact in an area.

• North America

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An ecosystem is made up of _______ and ________ things.

• Living and nonliving

• Alive and dead

• Plants and animals

• Land and water

The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water.

• ecosystem

• population

• community

• habitat

The way energy is passed from one organism to another

• food chain

• energy

• extinct

• habitat

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What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?

• Use sunlight to make food

• Eat other organisms to gain energy

• Make the food for the whole food chain

• Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil

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Producers get their energy from the ______.

• water

• Sun

• eating animals

• eating plants

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