Specific environments meet the needs of organisms. The school aquarium below shows what is needed for these organisms to survive in their environment.
The aquarium pictured is a good model of –
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Question 4
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Which of the following are examples of how animals interact with living components of their environment?
Select TWO correct answers.
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Question 5
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A student wants to display the way organisms live and survive in their ecosystem. The student decides to construct a diorama as a representation of the relationships organisms have within an environment. The diorama is a/ an –
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Question 6
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How are the living and the nonliving components connected to one another in this diagram?
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Question 7
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Some facts about an animal called the prairie dog are listed in the box shown below.
Which fact describes one way the prairie dog changes the environment to meet its needs?
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Question 8
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What is an ecosystem made up of?
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Question 9
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How do plants get their energy in an ecosystem?
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Question 10
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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?
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Question 11
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Categorize these organisms based on how they obtain energy.
Fox
Bacteria
Grass
Trees
Deer
Fungus
Consumers
Decomposers
Producers
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Question 12
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Sort these items into living and nonliving components of an ecosystem.
Water
Bees
Sunlight
Birds
Living components
Nonliving components
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Question 13
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Group these entities based on the roles they play in a forest ecosystem.
Berries
Trees
Rivers
Caves
Shelter providers
Food providers
Air purifiers
Water providers
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Question 14
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What might a rabbit need from its ecosystem to survive?
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Question 15
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Why is sunlight important in an ecosystem?
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Question 16
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What roles do plants play in an ecosystem?
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Question 17
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Why do some animals in an ecosystem hibernate?
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Question 18
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Which of these makes up an ecosystem's nonliving components?
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Question 19
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How do decomposers like mushrooms contribute to ecosystem interactions?
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Question 20
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Match the organisms to the way they survive in their ecosystem
Draggable item
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Corresponding Item
Beavers
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Storing water in stems to survive in arid conditions
Penguins
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Building dams to create a sheltered habitat
Cactus
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Having a layer of blubber to keep warm in freezing environments
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Question 21
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Match the non-living component to the ecosystem it characterizes
Draggable item
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Low temperature
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Arctic Tundra
High levels of sunlight
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Desert
Precipitation
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Rainforest
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Question 22
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Match the organism to its food source in the ecosystem
Draggable item
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Bears
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Fish and berries
Elephants
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Plants and fruits
Sharks
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Other fish and marine mammals
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Question 23
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Match the organism to its method of obtaining food
Draggable item
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Corresponding Item
Anteater
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Using echolocation to hunt
Spider
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Using its long tongue to eat ants and termites
Humpback Whale
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Building a web to trap insects
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Question 24
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Classify the following organisms based on how they obtain their food.
Deer
Grass
Mushrooms
Lion
Primary Consumers
Decomposers
Producers
Secondary Consumers
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Question 25
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Sort these items into their proper categories based on their role in the ecosystem.
Trees
Bacteria
Air
Sunlight
Living components
Non-living components
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Question 26
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Classify these species by their impact on the ecosystem.
Bees
Pandas
Zebra mussels
Snow leopards
Invasive species
Beneficial species
Endangered species
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Question 27
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Identify the abiotic factors (elements that are not biological or living) in an ecosystem.
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Question 28
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In a food chain, which organisms convert sunlight into usable energy?
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Question 29
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Which elements are necessary for organisms to survive in a desert ecosystem?
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Question 30
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What interactions might a frog have in its pond ecosystem?