Ecosystem - Gr 5

What do you call the area where the land meets the sea which is covered with water during high tide and exposed to air during low tide?

• Estuary

• Intertidal Zone

• Ecosystem

What do you call the body of water where saltwater combines with fresh water?

• Estuary

• Intertidal Zone

• Food Chain

What do you call the organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

What do you call the organisms that break down the dead bodies of plants and animals to return nutrients to the soil?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

What kind of consumers eat both plants and animals?

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

What kind of consumers eat only plants?

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

What are biotic factors in an ecosystem?

• the living component

• the non-living component

• the dead organisms

What is the kind of interaction if both organisms benefit from each other?

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

What kind of interaction is shown in the picture?

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

What kind of interaction is shown in the picture?

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Competition