The beach is a seagull’s _____________________________.

• habitat

• food

• toy

• nest

Organisms whose offspring can breed are part of the same _____________________________.

• species

• family

• genus

• order

Frogs, fish, water striders, and reeds all live in the same pond and interact with one another. They are a part of the same _____________________________.

• community

• ecosystem

• population

• habitat

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All of the redwing blackbirds that live in Belle Marsh make up that marsh’s redwing blackbird _____________________________.

• population

• ecosystem

• community

• habitat

A bird gathers twigs and grasses to make its nest. The bird eats insects and is eaten by cats. These actions describe the bird’s _____________________________.

• niche

• habitat

• migration

• population

Water temperature would be an example of ...

• a biotic factor.

• an abiotic factor.

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A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Ecosphere

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving components of the environment.

• Population

• Community

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

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Nonliving factor that affects an ecosystem...

• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• food chain 
• biome

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Living factors or organisms that affect an ecosystem...

• abiotic factors

• species

• trophic level

• biotic factors

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