Science Unit 7 Lesson 1

What is an ecosystem?

• A place where living and nonliving things interact

• A type of animal

• A type of plant

• A type of habitat

What is a habitat?

• The space where a plant or animal lives

• A type of ecosystem

• A type of population

• A type of community

What is a population?

• All of one kind of organism living in the same area

• A type of ecosystem

• A type of habitat

• A type of community

What is a community?

• All of the populations that live and interact in an area

• A type of ecosystem

• A type of habitat

• A type of population

What is a grassland ecosystem? Select all the correct answers.

• An ecosystem with a large population of bison

• An ecosystem with a large population of wolves

• An ecosystem with a large population of sea stars

• An ecosystem with a large population of bull snakes

Which ecosystem is cold for most of the year and has mountain goats, pine trees, and Steller's jays?

• Ecosystems on Mountains

• Ocean Ecosystem

• River Ecosystem

• Desert Ecosystem

This is a dry ecosystem with rattlesnakes, cactus, and Kangaroo rats.

• Ecosystems on Mountains

• Ocean Ecosystem

• River Ecosystem

• Desert Ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

This ecosystem is huge. It has Clownfish, sea anemones, coral, and whales.

• Ecosystems on Mountains

• Ocean Ecosystem

• River Ecosystem

• Desert Ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

This ecosystem has a LOT of different kinds of trees. It is warm and wet all year long.

• Ecosystems on Mountains

• Forest Ecosystem

• River Ecosystem

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert Ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This ecosystem has warm summers and cold winters. Woodpeckers, squirrels, deer, and bear live in the many trees that populate this ecosystem.

• Ecosystems on Mountains

• Forest Ecosystem

• River Ecosystem

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Desert Ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4