STAAR Blitz - Day 7 - Interdependency in Ecosystems - NICHOLAS GLAESER | Library

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Categorize the items below as either Living Components of an Ecosystem or Nonliving Components of an Ecosystem.

Bacteria
Rocky Cave
Leaves
Oxygen
Moss
River

Living Components of an Ecosystem
Nonliving Components of an Ecosystem

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For each example below, decide if the living thing is interacting with another living thing or with a nonliving component of an ecosystem.

Two box turtles slide down into a small pond.
An anole catches and eats a cricket off of a leaf.
A butterfly dips its proboscis inside a flower.
Barracudas travel quickly using ocean currents.
A lizard burrows into the sand to stay cool.
A cactus wren eats seeds from a cactus fruit.
A box turtle eats a ripe strawberry.

Interacting with a living thing
Interacting with a nonliving component

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When an organism’s habit changes, how will the organism respond?

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An ecosystem is composed of both living and nonliving components.

Which components are living?
Which components are nonliving?

Select the correct boxes to show your answers.

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A pond ecosystem is shown. Which observations in the pond ecosystem describe a living component interacting with another living component?

Select TWO correct answers

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Which observations describe a bird interacting with nonliving components?
Select TWO correct answers.

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In Texas, the wild hog population has significantly increased over the last few decades. Hogs are omnivores and feed on both plants and small animals. What effect has the growing hog population have on the Texas ecosystem?

Select TWO correct answers.

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How does a deer, a living organism, interact and depend on water, a nonliving element, in the environment?

Use a complete sentence.

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How does a sea turtle, a living organism, interact with nonliving elements to survive?

Use a complete sentence.

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Developers are building a shopping mall where there were once many trees. Which organisms in the environment would be directly impacted?

Use a complete sentence.

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Using the picture below, what are TWO nonliving components?

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Using the picture below, what are TWO living components?

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STAAR Blitz - Day 7 - Interdependency in Ecosystems

STAAR Blitz - Day 7 - Interdependency in Ecosystems

Categorize the items below as either Living Components of an Ecosystem or Nonliving Components of an Ecosystem.

For each example below, decide if the living thing is interacting with another living thing or with a nonliving component of an ecosystem.

When an organism’s habit changes, how will the organism respond?

An ecosystem is composed of both living and nonliving components.

Which components are living?
Which components are nonliving?

Select the correct boxes to show your answers.

A pond ecosystem is shown. Which observations in the pond ecosystem describe a living component interacting with another living component?

Select TWO correct answers

Which observations describe a bird interacting with nonliving components?
Select TWO correct answers.

In Texas, the wild hog population has significantly increased over the last few decades. Hogs are omnivores and feed on both plants and small animals. What effect has the growing hog population have on the Texas ecosystem?

Select TWO correct answers.

How does a deer, a living organism, interact and depend on water, a nonliving element, in the environment?

Use a complete sentence.

How does a sea turtle, a living organism, interact with nonliving elements to survive?

Use a complete sentence.

Developers are building a shopping mall where there were once many trees. Which organisms in the environment would be directly impacted?

Use a complete sentence.

Using the picture below, what are TWO nonliving components?

Using the picture below, what are TWO living components?

Using the picture below, what TWO living organism is interacting directly with the sunlight?

Categorize the items below as either Living Components of an Ecosystem or Nonliving Components of an Ecosystem.

For each example below, decide if the living thing is interacting with another living thing or with a nonliving component of an ecosystem.

When an organism’s habit changes, how will the organism respond?

An ecosystem is composed of both living and nonliving components.

Which components are living?
Which components are nonliving?

Select the correct boxes to show your answers.

A pond ecosystem is shown. Which observations in the pond ecosystem describe a living component interacting with another living component?

Select TWO correct answers

Which observations describe a bird interacting with nonliving components?
Select TWO correct answers.

In Texas, the wild hog population has significantly increased over the last few decades. Hogs are omnivores and feed on both plants and small animals. What effect has the growing hog population have on the Texas ecosystem?

Select TWO correct answers.

How does a deer, a living organism, interact and depend on water, a nonliving element, in the environment?

Use a complete sentence.

How does a sea turtle, a living organism, interact with nonliving elements to survive?

Use a complete sentence.

Developers are building a shopping mall where there were once many trees. Which organisms in the environment would be directly impacted?

Use a complete sentence.

Using the picture below, what are TWO nonliving components?

Using the picture below, what are TWO living components?

Using the picture below, what TWO living organism is interacting directly with the sunlight?

STAAR Blitz - Day 7 - Interdependency in Ecosystems

STAAR Blitz - Day 7 - Interdependency in Ecosystems

Categorize the items below as either Living Components of an Ecosystem or Nonliving Components of an Ecosystem.

For each example below, decide if the living thing is interacting with another living thing or with a nonliving component of an ecosystem.

When an organism’s habit changes, how will the organism respond?

An ecosystem is composed of both living and nonliving components.Which components are living?Which components are nonliving?Select the correct boxes to show your answers.

A pond ecosystem is shown. Which observations in the pond ecosystem describe a living component interacting with another living component?Select TWO correct answers

Which observations describe a bird interacting with nonliving components?Select TWO correct answers.

In Texas, the wild hog population has significantly increased over the last few decades. Hogs are omnivores and feed on both plants and small animals. What effect has the growing hog population have on the Texas ecosystem?Select TWO correct answers.

How does a deer, a living organism, interact and depend on water, a nonliving element, in the environment?Use a complete sentence.

How does a sea turtle, a living organism, interact with nonliving elements to survive?Use a complete sentence.

Developers are building a shopping mall where there were once many trees. Which organisms in the environment would be directly impacted?Use a complete sentence.

Using the picture below, what are TWO nonliving components?

Using the picture below, what are TWO living components?

Using the picture below, what TWO living organism is interacting directly with the sunlight?

Categorize the items below as either Living Components of an Ecosystem or Nonliving Components of an Ecosystem.

For each example below, decide if the living thing is interacting with another living thing or with a nonliving component of an ecosystem.

When an organism’s habit changes, how will the organism respond?

An ecosystem is composed of both living and nonliving components.Which components are living?Which components are nonliving?Select the correct boxes to show your answers.

A pond ecosystem is shown. Which observations in the pond ecosystem describe a living component interacting with another living component?Select TWO correct answers

Which observations describe a bird interacting with nonliving components?Select TWO correct answers.

In Texas, the wild hog population has significantly increased over the last few decades. Hogs are omnivores and feed on both plants and small animals. What effect has the growing hog population have on the Texas ecosystem?Select TWO correct answers.

How does a deer, a living organism, interact and depend on water, a nonliving element, in the environment?Use a complete sentence.

How does a sea turtle, a living organism, interact with nonliving elements to survive?Use a complete sentence.

Developers are building a shopping mall where there were once many trees. Which organisms in the environment would be directly impacted?Use a complete sentence.

Using the picture below, what are TWO nonliving components?

Using the picture below, what are TWO living components?

Using the picture below, what TWO living organism is interacting directly with the sunlight?

An ecosystem is composed of both living and nonliving components.

Which components are living?
Which components are nonliving?

Select the correct boxes to show your answers.

A pond ecosystem is shown. Which observations in the pond ecosystem describe a living component interacting with another living component?

Select TWO correct answers

Which observations describe a bird interacting with nonliving components?
Select TWO correct answers.

In Texas, the wild hog population has significantly increased over the last few decades. Hogs are omnivores and feed on both plants and small animals. What effect has the growing hog population have on the Texas ecosystem?

Select TWO correct answers.

How does a deer, a living organism, interact and depend on water, a nonliving element, in the environment?

Use a complete sentence.

How does a sea turtle, a living organism, interact with nonliving elements to survive?

Use a complete sentence.

Developers are building a shopping mall where there were once many trees. Which organisms in the environment would be directly impacted?

Use a complete sentence.

An ecosystem is composed of both living and nonliving components.

Which components are living?
Which components are nonliving?

Select the correct boxes to show your answers.

A pond ecosystem is shown. Which observations in the pond ecosystem describe a living component interacting with another living component?

Select TWO correct answers

Which observations describe a bird interacting with nonliving components?
Select TWO correct answers.

In Texas, the wild hog population has significantly increased over the last few decades. Hogs are omnivores and feed on both plants and small animals. What effect has the growing hog population have on the Texas ecosystem?

Select TWO correct answers.

How does a deer, a living organism, interact and depend on water, a nonliving element, in the environment?

Use a complete sentence.

How does a sea turtle, a living organism, interact with nonliving elements to survive?

Use a complete sentence.

Developers are building a shopping mall where there were once many trees. Which organisms in the environment would be directly impacted?

Use a complete sentence.