Interactions in Ecosystems

Which organism obtains energy without depending on another organism?

• Oak Tree

• Mushroom

• Cottontail Rabbit

• Mountain Lion

Which of these interacts with another living organism?

• Fire Ant

• Blue Jay

• Bee

• Hawk

True or false: living things depend on non-living factors? (5.9A)

• True

• False

Which is an example of a living thing interacting with another living thing?

• A snake resting on a rock

• A tree producing food by photosynthesis

• A fox preying on rabbits and squirrels

• A giraffe drinking water

Which is an example of a living thing interacting with a nonliving thing?

• flower pollinated by a bee

• a fungus growing on a plant

• a prairie dog lives beneath the soil in a burrow

• a beaver cuts down trees with its teeth

All living and non-living things interacting with each other in an area are called _______________.

• environment

• ecosystem

• population

• community

All of the following are examples of living things interacting with each other EXCEPT —

• birds eating insects living in the grass

• squirrels spreading nuts from a tree

• fish eating other smaller fish

• frogs sleeping in the mud

All are examples of living things interacting with other living things except for...

• the sun giving energy to the grass

• a hawk hunting a mouse

• a bird building a nest in a tree

• a shark hunting a fish

Which is an example of biotic interacting with abiotic?

• rabbit digging in the dirt

• a fish eating another fish

• a bird in a tree

• a lion hunts a zebra

Biotic interacting with Biotic

• fox drinking water

• deer eating grass

• worm crawling under a rock

• All the Sun heating the water in a lake