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STAAR Blitz Day 9 - Interdependence in Ecosystems

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Question 1
1.

An ecosystem is composed of both biotic and abiotic factors. Identify each factor as biotic or abiotic.

  • Producer
  • Consumer
  • Sunlight
  • Soil
Question 2
2.

A pond ecosystem is shown.

Which observations in the pond ecosystem describe a biotic element interacting with another biotic element?

Select TWO correct answers.

Question 3
3.

Which observations describe a bird interacting with an abiotic factor?

Select TWO correct answers.

Question 4
4.

How does a deer, a biotic factor, interact with and depend on water, an abiotic factor, in the environment?

Question 5
5.

How does a sea turtle, a biotic factor, interact with abiotic factors to survive?

Question 6
6.

What interaction between two biotic factors might a student observe in a prairie ecosystem?

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Decomposer
Water

Biotic

Abiotic

Feeding worms to its young
Drinking water from a puddle
Building a nest in a tree
Protecting its nest from a predator
Answer the questions using the diagram.


Observations

1. A sea turtle buries eggs in the sand.
2. A mongoose eats a mango from a tree.
3. A fish swims in the water.
4. A rock is weathered by waves.
5. A sea urchin anchors itself to a rock.
6. A cleaner fish eats the parasites off of another fish.
Question 7
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Question 8
8.

What abiotic factors are listed in the observation table?

Question 9
9.

How many observations describe biotic factors interacting with abiotic factors?

Question 10
10.

What is an interaction between a biotic factor and an abiotic factor that is not listed in the observation table?

Question 11
11.

Why are the abiotic factors in an ecosystem important?

Which observations describe biotic factors interacting with other biotic factors?
A sea turtle buries eggs in the sand.
A mongoose eats a mango from a tree.
A fish swims in the water.
A rock is weathered by waves.
A sea urchin anchors itself to a rock.
A cleaner fish eats the parasites off of another fish.
Rock
Water
Sand