Ecosystems and Relationships

The relationship between ALL the organisms in a community showing who eats whom is called a ___________________________.

• Food Web
• Food Chain
• Abiotic Factors
• Biotic Factors

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One path that energy could take through an ecosystem is called a ________________________.

• Food Web
• Food Chain
• Abiotic Factors
• Biotic Factors

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Where does the energy that travels through an ecosystem originally come from?

• Earth's Core
• Water
• Plants
• The Sun

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An organism that lives by breaking down dead organic matter into simpler parts is a _______________________.

• scavenger
• consumer
• decomposer
• carnivore

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An animal that only eats other animals is a _______________.

• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore
• decomposer

A living thing that makes its own food is called a __________________________.

• consumer
• producer
• carnivore
• herbivore

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Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?

• The rabbit population may increase
• The rabbit population may decrease
• The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease
• The rabbit population will remain the same

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A population of mice lives in a barn community. A cat population has just joined the community. What will happen?

• Mouse and cat populations both go up?
• Mouse and cat populations both go down
• Mouse population goes down as cat population goes up
• Mouse population goes up as cat population goes down

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An animal that eats only plants is a ______________________.

• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore
• decomposer

Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

• Hawk
• Spider
• Grasshopper
• Shrew

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