Ecosystems

An ecosystem is made up of _______ and ________ things.

• Living and nonliving
• Alive and dead
• Plants and animals
• Land and water

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Communities are made up of living things only. Which one of these is a community?

• Trees, birds, dirt, worms
• Deer, grass, leaves, bunnies
• Whales, water, seashells, fish
• Sand, camels, mountains, coyotes

Populations contain more than one member of the species. Which one of these is a population?

• Deer and mice
• 10 squirrels
• squirrel
• squirrel, deer, and mice

What is another word for population of living things?

• Niche
• Habitat
• Species
• Organism 

What does the word organism mean?

• Living thing
• Nonliving thing
• Organs in your body
• Organ player

What is another word for an animal's home?

• Habitat
• Niche
• Population
• Organism

What is the role an organism plays in its ecosystem?

• Habitat
• Niche
• Organism
• Population

Any characteristic that helps an organism survive in its ecosystem is an ____________. 

• Niche
• Habitat
• Adaptation
• Organism

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An adaptation a walrus has is:

• It has long tusks to pull itself up on ice
• It eats fish
• It likes to sleep and be awake
• It lives in the tundra

An adaptation a desert tortoise has is:

• Long, fin-like legs to move easily in water
• Short, stumpy legs with claws to walk easily across sand

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