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WorksheetsMcCoy HR - Interdependence in an Ecosystem
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of these living organisms is interacting with another living organism in the environment?
A mole digs a tunnel in a forest meadow.
A hummingbird drinks nectar from a flower.
An white hare burrows in the snow for camouflage.
Plants interact with living and nonliving components in their environment. Which is an interaction with a nonliving element?
Sandy soil holding the roots of the plants
Humans breathing oxygen released by plants
Bees gathering pollen from flowers of plants
The zebra and giraffe shown here are eating from the same tree. What is a good way to describe the relationship between the zebra and the giraffe?
One is a predator and the other is a prey
They are competitors for the tree
They are carnivores
One depends on the other
What non-living factor is the most important for an ecosystem to work?
Rock
Sun
Plants
Animals
Which example shows a relationship between a living thing and a non-living thing?
An insect is food for a frog.
Water carries a rock downstream.
A tree gets nutrients from the soil.
A flower makes food for a butterfly.
The African clawed frog has moist skin and is found in murky ponds and other wet environments. When the dry season starts, the frog burrows into the mud to remain moist. It stays in the burrow without eating or moving until rainfall returns. How does the African clawed frog use factors in its environment to survive?
Basking on rocks in the sunlight.
Creating burrows that help fish in water.
Burrowing in mud when it is dry.
Place where an organism lives and that provides the types of food, shelter, moisture, and temperature needed for survival.
Niche
Community
Habitat
Ecosystem
The specific role or job of an organism in its community is its _____________________.
home
niche
shelter
Different species, living in the same area
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
All the red tailed squirrels that live in the forest behind our school are part of the same.....
family
population
community
A ecosystem is __________________.
all organisms in an area that belong to the same species
all of the different species living together in an area
an individual living thing
all of the biotic and abiotic non-living factors in an area
Organisms that all share the same characteristics and can reproduce
Family
Species
neighborhood
What is a habitat?
A way an animal behaves.
A group of the same animals living together.
A specific place where an animal naturally lives.
When an animal lives in a place that is not their home eg. a zoo
How one part of an ecosystem depends on another part of an ecosystem for survival.
Interaction
Community
Organism
Two or more member of the same species (or same kind) living in the same area.
Competition
Population
Organism
Resources
Which of these is an example of one living thing depending on another living thing?
Cat walking on the sand
Bird building a nest in a tree
Dog warming in the sunlight
Squirrel drinking water
