REVIEW (SCI4) COMPONENTS OF ECOSYSTEMS

It refers to the community of interacting organisms and their environment.

• Ecosystem

• Symbiosis

• Biotic

• SWATS

It is an ecosystem consisting of interactions of living and nonliving things in land-based habitats.

• terrestrial

• aquatic

• marine

It is also referred to as saltwater ecosystem.

• Freshwater

• Terrestrial

• Marine

• Forest

It is a place where a river meets the sea and is an example of an aquatic ecosystem.

• Estuary

• Pond

• Coasts

• Savannah

It is an underwater ecosystem where diverse marine organisms such as sea anemones, sponges, mollusks, and fishes can be found.

• Coral reef

• Tropical rainforest

• Estuary

• Coastal area

Which does NOT belong to the group?

• Soil

• Water

• Plant

• Air

It is an abiotic component of the ecosystem responsible for hydrating plants and animals and supports the photosynthesis of plants.

• air

• soil

• water

• temperature

It provides living things such as humans with vitamin D and is used by plants in making their own food.

• Air

• Water

• Soil

• Sunlight

These are organisms that can make their own food, most notably plants.

• Primary consumer

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Provider

A caterpillar eats a plant's leaf. The caterpillar gets eaten by a frog. The frog gets eaten by a hawk. At what level of the food chain does the caterpillar belongs?

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Producer

• Tertiary consumer