3.9A 5.9A Ecosystem Interactions

What is an ECOSYSTEM?

• ALL THE ORGANISMS OF THE SAME SPECIES that live in the same area.

• ALL LIVING AND NONLIVING THINGS that interact with each other IN THE ENVIRONMENT.

• POPULATION OF DIFFERENT SPECIES that live in the same area.

• A GROUP OF ORGANISMS that produce offspring LIKE THEMSELVES.

The NONLIVING components of an ecosystem are Sun, Temperature, Rocks, Air, Water, and soil (STRAWs) and human-made structures.

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

• BACTERIA

• AIR

• SUN

• WATER

• ROCKS

A HABITAT is the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism?

• TRUE

• FALSE

A POPULATION is ...

• ALL THE ORGANISMS OF THE SAME SPECIES that live in the same area.

• DIFFERENT SPECIES that live in the same area.

A COMMUNITY is ...

• ALL THE ORGANISMS OF THE SAME SPECIES that live in the same area.

• POPULATION OF DIFFERENT SPECIES that live in the same area.

When two or more things DEPEND ON EACH OTHER it is known as INTERDEPENDENCY?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which is an example of a NONLIVING component of a desert ecosystem?

• SAND

• CACTUS

• LIZARD

• TERMITE

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A LIVING COMPONENT OF A GRASSLAND?

• GRASS

• SOIL

• RABBIT

• BIRDS

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A LIVING COMPONENT OF A CONIFEROUS FOREST?

• PINE TREES

• SNOW

• ROCKS

• CLOUDS

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A NONLIVING COMPONENT OF A RAINFOREST?

• MONKEY

• TIGER

• PARROT

• FUNGI

• ROCKS