VA SOL 4.3 Ecosystems

A(n) ________________ is an area where living and nonliving things interact to allow for the transfer of matter and energy.

• ecosystem

• habitat

• community

• biosphere

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Which is NOT a nonliving factor of an ecosystem?

• sunlight

• water

• air

• grass

A(n) ________________ is all the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time.

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• habitat

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A(n) ________________ is all of the populations of species that live in the same place at the same time together.

• community

• ecosystem

• habitat

• niche

A ________________ is the function or role that organism performs in the food web of that community.

• niche

• habitat

• ecosystem

• population

A ________________ is the place where an animal or plant naturally lives.

• habitat

• zoo

• cage

• aquarium

During its life cycle, an organism’s role in the community (niche) cannot ever change.

• True

• False

A(n) _______________ is an area where living and nonliving things interact to allow for the transfer of matter and energy.

• ecosystem

• habitat

• community

• biosphere

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Within a community, organisms are dependent on the survival of other organisms. How is energy passed from one organism to another?

• through decomposers breaking down food

• through the food web

• through pollination

• through the niche of the consumers

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The greatest amount of energy in an ecosystem is in the _______________.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• scavengers

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