Niche and Ecosystems

What do you call the combination of a place, its inhabitants, and the relationships between them?

• Ecology

• Ecohabitation

• Ecosystem

The ecosystem is consists of two main components; abiotic and biotic. If the biotic factors are the life-forms such as animals and plants, _______ factors are the non-living properties like sunlight, temperature etc.

• abiotic

• non-biotic

_________ represents the feeding relationship in a community.

• Food chain

• Food web

These are animals that eat parts of plants, but generally only the fruits and vegetables produced by fruit-bearing plants.

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

Which of these animals are HERBIVORES?

• Monkey

• Squirrels

• Giraffe

• Fox

A _______ is an organism that breaks down organic materials from dead organisms to obtain energy. An example of this are worms.

• Composers

• Decomposers

• Producers

How do you classify a rainforest as an ecosystem?

• A large, unmodified, land ecosystem

• A small, modified, land ecosystem

• An large, unmodified aquatic ecosystem

________ is a large, unmodified, aquatic ecosystem that serves as home for different species of fish.

• Ocean

• Coral reefs

• Sand

This is a large, unmodified, enormous grassland with moderate temperature and rainfall, and few trees. It is usually a golden, wheat-covered stretch of land.

• Desert

• Prairie

• Littoral zone

Which are considered as primary consumers?

• butterfly, grasshopper, plankton

• lizard, mouse, fish