Living Systems Lvl 1

What is a Food Chain?

• A type of plant

• A web showing how energy is transferred from producer to apex predator to decomposer

• A chain of mountains

• A type of weather pattern

How are energy and matter connected in living systems?

• They are not connected

• They move through complex webs called Food Chains

• They stay in one place

• They disappear

What does a food chain illustrate?

• The interconnectedness of species within a habitat

• The growth of plants in a forest

• The migration of birds

• The weather patterns in an ecosystem

What is an ecosystem?

• A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their environment

• A single plant growing in a pot

• A group of rocks in a river

• A collection of clouds in the sky

What are the components of an ecosystem?

• Biotic and abiotic components

• Only plants and animals

• Only water and air

• Only soil and rocks

What does the food chain show in an ecosystem?

• The relationship between plants and animals as they relate to energy.

• The number of animals in an ecosystem.

• The size of plants in an ecosystem.

• The color of animals in an ecosystem.

Which of the following is NOT a part of every ecosystem?

• Energy Source

• Producers

• Consumers

• Cars

What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

• They eat other animals.

• They make their own food using sunlight.

• They decompose dead plants and animals.

• They provide shelter for animals.

Where does nearly all energy come from?

• The Moon

• The Sun

• The Ocean

• The Wind

What process do producers use to turn solar energy into carbohydrates?

• Respiration

• Digestion

• Photosynthesis

• Fermentation