6.L.2 Ecosystems Vocab

Any NON LIVING component of an ecosystem that may affect an organism

• Biotic Factor

• Stimulus

• Abiotic Factor

• Response

Answer explanation

The correct option is 'Abiotic Factor'. This refers to the non-living parts of an ecosystem, like sunlight, temperature, or soil, that can impact the organisms living there.

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Any ecosystem that is contained in a body of water (freshwater or saltwater)

• Aquatic Ecosystem

• Food Chain

• Food Web

• Terrestrial Ecosystem

Answer explanation

An ecosystem that exists within a body of water is referred to as an Aquatic Ecosystem. This can be either freshwater (like lakes and rivers) or saltwater (such as seas and oceans).

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Any LIVING component of an ecosystem that may affect an organism

• Biology

• Food Web

• Biotic Factor

• Decomposer

Answer explanation

Biotic factors include any living organism, like plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, etc. The other options: 'Biology', 'Food Web', and 'Decomposer' are not specific living components of an ecosystem.

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Any organism that CANNOT MAKE its own food and must get energy from other organisms

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Stimulus

Answer explanation

Consumers, unlike producers, cannot photosynthesize or make their own food and rely on "eating" other organisms for energy.

Any organism that gets its nutrients from BREAKING DOWN dead matter

• Producer

• Consumer

• Tropism

• Decomposer

Answer explanation

Decomposers, like bacteria and fungi, are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms. They carry out the natural process of decomposition and add nutrients back to the environment again.

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A COMMUNITY of organisms surrounded by a physical environment

• Ecosystem

• Limiting Factor

• Germination

• Biotic Factor

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A LINEAR series of organisms that feed off of LOWER LEVELS

• Food Chain

• Consumer

• Producer

• Biotic Factor

Answer explanation

A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms where each organism is eaten by the next one in the chain, thus feeding off lower levels. Both producers and consumers can be a part of a food chain but don't fit this definition

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A COMPLEX SYSTEM of organisms that feed off of or supply energy to MULTIPLE levels

• Food Chain

• Consumer

• Producer

• Food Web

Answer explanation

The question describes a complex system of organisms that interact at multiple levels, not just one level as in a food chain. This is characteristic of a 'Food Web', where multiple organisms at different levels interact, feed off, or supply energy to each other. Therefore, the correct answer is 'Food Web'.

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Any organism that can MAKE its own food from abiotic sources (autotroph)

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Tropism

Answer explanation

The question asks about an organism that can create its own food from non-living sources, which is characteristic of autotrophs. Producers, such as plants, can produce their own food through photosynthesis.

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A REACTION OR REFLEX due to an outside factor

• Germination

• Response

• Dormancy

• Ecosystem

Answer explanation

A response is a reaction or change in behavior that occurs when something in the organism's environment changes.