5.12A Interdenpendency Practice

A living thing

• organisim

• decomposer

• herbivore

• carnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A part of the ecosystem that is not living, such as sunlight, air (includes oxygen and carbon dioxide), water, rocks, and soil.

• nonliving
• adaptation
• decomposer
• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy

• producer
• adaptation
• consumer
• herbivore

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following is an interaction between a living organism and nonliving component in an ecosystem?

• A snake using tall grass to hide.
• A beaver using rocks to create a dam.
• A bird using a tree to place eggs.
• A mouse eating berries from a bush.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How are the beavers using a living organism in this picture?

• shelter
• food
• camouflage
• drink

"Which of the following is a nonliving component of an ecosystem? "

• plants
• water
• grass
• birds

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that hunts its food

• Predator
• Prey
• Hunter
• Gather

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

An organism that is hunted for food

• Predator
• Gather
• Prey
• Hunter

A student observing animals in a park records ways they interact with living and nonliving parts of their environment.  All of the following are ways animals interact with nonliving parts of their environment except:

• A turtle suns itself on a hollow log.
• A bird reacts to morning sunlight by singing.
• A rabbit eats grass near the edge of a pond.
• A spider crawls under a rock for protection.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which of the following facts describes how one animal depends on another to survive?

• A penguin uses its webbed feet for swimming fast
• A cow causes insects to jump around as it eats grass from the ground.
• A bee fertilizes plants as it collects pollen.
• A tick attaches itself to a deer and feeds on its blood.