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What does the arrow in a food web or food chain mean?
Predator vs Prey
Who eats who
Who preys on who
Gives energy to
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Insect --> Bird --> Dead Bird --> _______
Hawk
Sunlight
Dead Plant
Bacteria
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Which factor is abiotic?
Shark
Algae
Sponge
Rock
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According to the food web, which animals do whales eat?
Squid
Krill
Penguins
Orcas
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Plant --> Insect --> ________ --> Hawk
Bacteria
Plant
Snake
Dead Bird
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Which factor is biotic?
Rocks
Sea Horse
Sand
Water
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Decomposer recycle by
Feeding on plants and trees.
Using photosynthesis to make food
Collecting water for other organisms
eating dead organisms and animal waste
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What are the three types of consumers?
Herbivore, Omnivore, Cartwheels
Producers, Carnivores, Primary Consumers
Producers, Decomposers, Scavengers
Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore
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A living thing that reproduces, uses energy, and grows is called a(n)
abiotic factor
ecosystem
organism
habitat
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For any species, population growth is
Not limited
Always increasing
limited by available food and space
is always decreasing
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An animal that eats only producers is an
carnivore
omnivore
herbivore
terbivore
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According to the figure shown what year was the mosquito population highest?
1960
1970
1980
1990
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Which of these factors is abiotic?
Frog
Wind
Bird
Hawk
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A scorpion and creosote bush would most likely be found in a(n) ______ ecosystem.
Forest
Desert
Artic
Pond
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Which of these factors is biotic?
Sunlight
Water
Soil
Insects
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What would a carnivore eat?
fresh grass
nuts
a zebra
fresh berries
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What is a herbivore?
Meat Eater
Eats organisms
Plant Eater
Producer
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Which of these is a producer?
tree
grasshopper
ant
sunlight
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Which animal does NOT eat krill??
Fish
Whales
Squid
Plankton
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Algae use energy from the sun. Snails eat algae. When a snail dies, fungi break them. What is the decomposer?
Snail
Algae
Sun
Fungi
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A food chain
shows how ecosystems are connected
shows how different organisms benefit
follows a single path of energy
shows how plants and animals are interconnected
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Which of the following is an abiotic factor?
Flower
Water
Insect
Dead Frog
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Which of these is a consumer?
Rain
Frog
Cactus
Shrub
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According to the figure shown what happens to the bird population when the mosquito population declines?
The bird population rises
The bird population rises slightly
The bird population declines
The bird population stays the same
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______ --> Plant --> Insect --> Bird
Dead Bird
Hawk
Sunlight
Bacteria
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A strip of land is cleared of trees and bushes to make space for a power line. What impact might this have on the birds?
There will be no natural enemies of the birds
Weather conditions may change
The rate of erosion will increase
There will be less food and shelter
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Where does an omnivore get its energy from
Both people and plants
Animals only
Plants and Animals
Plants Only
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According to the figure shown, in what year was the bird population lowest?
1980
1990
1970
2000
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A raccoon is an omnivore. What is the role of an omnivore in an ecosystem?
an animal that eats only other consumers
an animal that eats both plant and animals
an animal that makes it own food
an animal that eats only producers
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One organism feeding on another organism is called
Decomposition
Predation
Production
Biology
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How does a producer get its energy?
By eating other organisms
It makes its own energy from the rain
The soil provides nutrients
It makes its own energy through photosynthesis
