Ecosystem

What is an ecosystem?

• It is all living things in an environment.

• It is all the living and nonliving things in an environment and the ways they interact

• It is the environment around animals

• It is a group of plants and animals

What are 2 examples of ecosystems?

• tundra and offspring

• Wetlands and Desert

• Grassland and habitat

• Rain forest and population

How is the climate in a Tundra ecosystem?

• Very dry

• Very cold and frozen

• With a lot if rain

• With little rain

What is a characteristic of the Wetlands?

• There are animals like grasshoppers and bisons

• The ground beneath the surface is froze

• It is very dry

• The ground is covered with water for at least part of the year

Investigate the role of producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem and how they interact.

• Producers, consumers, and decomposers do not interact.

• Producers make food, consumers eat other organisms, and decomposers break down dead matter, all interacting in a cycle.

• Only producers and consumers interact.

• Decomposers do not play a role in ecosystems.

Answer explanation

Producers make food, consumers eat other organisms, and decomposers break down dead matter, all interacting in a cycle.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

Propose a method to study the effects of seasonal changes on local plant and animal life.

• Seasonal changes do not affect plant and animal life.

• Observe and record changes in plant growth and animal behavior throughout the year.

• Only study plants.

• Seasonal changes only affect animals.

Answer explanation

Observe and record changes in plant growth and animal behavior throughout the year.

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DOK Level 4: Extended Thinking

What is the process called when plants use sunlight to make food?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Fermentation

• Digestion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What are some animals you can find in a Tundra ecosystem?

• Foxes and caribous

• Coyotes and lizards

• raccoons and aligators

• Owls and parrots

What are some animals you can find in a Wetland ecosystem?

• Coyotes and snakes

• Raccoons and aligators

• praire chickens and grasshoppers

• Caribous and polar bears

Which option has a characteristic of the Grassland ecosystem?

• It has cacti

• It has water lilies ans cypress

• Trees don't grow there

• It recieves a medium amount of rain.