Ecosystem Vocabulary Review

Ecosystems are...

• individual species

• communities of plants and animals

• only the plants in an area

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Everything within an ecosystem is connected

• True

• False

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Ecosystems include

• Plants

• Animals

• Their surroundings

• All of the above

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Ecosystems are characterized by...

• only plants

• latitude

• based on the abiotic factors

• The plants and animals that can be found there

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Terrestrial ecosystems are land based and include forests and grasslands

• True

• False

Aquatic ecosystems include rivers, lakes and ocean environments

• True

• False

Ecosystems are important because they ensure a wide variety of plants and animals will thrive and survive.

• True

• False

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Healthy ecosystems are important because they provide food for us and other organisms that live in the ecosystem

• True

• False

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