Sol 4.5 Ecosystems

Which is an example of competition?

• A seagull eating a fish

• A lion eating a water buffalo

• A wolf and a coyote hunting for a deer.

• A chicken running away from a fox

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Which level of organization does this photo represent?

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

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What was wrong with the ecosystem of Atlas National Park before wolves were added? (Gizmo STEM Case)

• The deer and coyote populations were too high.

• The grass, bee, and wolf populations were too low.

• The bee population was too high.

• The deer population was too low.

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Which of the following ecosystems would be considered the warmest and driest?

• Boreal Forest

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Tropical Grassland

• Praire

What is another word for population of living things?

• Niche

• Habitat

• Species

• Organism 

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the ways living things interact with other living and non-living things

• HABITAT

• ORGANISM

• ECOSYSTEM

• COMMUNITY

• LIFE CYCLE

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—organisms that get their energy directly from the sun (can make their own food) (plants). Are often the start of the food chain.

• PRODUCERS

• CONSUMERS

• DECOMPOSERS

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—organisms that get their energy from other plants and animals (cannot make their own food).

• PRODUCERS

• CONSUMERS

• DECOMPOSERS

—organisms that use dead and decaying organisms and animals

• PRODUCERS

• CONSUMERS

• DECOMPOSERS

(rhymes with ―ditch or ―leash, depending on how you say it) is the function (job) that an organism performs in the food web of that community.

• job

• niche

• place

• work