Barnes Living Systems

What is an ecosystem?

• Interaction of living and nonliving parts in an environment

• All living organisms in a habitat

• A group of one species living in the same community

• An organism's community

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What is a group of many species living in the same habitat called?

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Environment

What do you call an animal that is being hunted for food?

• carnivore

• prey

• consumer

• predator

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An example of a food chain is...

• human-->

  broccoli-->

  sun

• fish-->

  human-->

  deer

• lion-->

  grass-->

  zebra

• algae-->

  fish-->

  dolphin

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Which is an example of a terrestrial ecosystem?

• desert

• rain forest

• forest

• all of the above

What do most food chains start with?

• decomposer

• human

• a green plant

• consumers

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A producer...

• is an organism that makes its own food.

• gets its energy from the sun.

• is a source of energy for many consumers.

• all of the above

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Which is an aquatic ecosystem?

• rain forest

• grasslands

• swamp

• desert

Omnivores...

• eat only plants.

• eat only animals.

• produce their own food.

• eat both plants and animals.

Birds do not teach their young to build nests because it is a natural behavior called...

• a learned behavior.

• an instinct.

• an adaptation.

• dormancy.