Interactions within an Ecosystem

What is the transfer of energy and nutrients through a community called?

• migration

• symbiosis

• food chain

• instincts

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What is an animal that hunts and eats other animals called?

• the prey

• the producer

• the predator

• the decomposer

What occurs whenever two or more organisms are trying to use the same resources?

• instincts

• competition

• hibernation

• migration

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Which organisms does a food chain begin with?

• producers

• consumers

• predators

• decomposers

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Which type of organism eats both plants and animals?

• producer

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

What are the special characteristics or skills that help living things survive in their environments?

• symbiosis

• adaptations

• parasites

• learned behaviors

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What is a special partnership in which two species interact with each other over a long period of time?

• hibernation

• stomata

• symbiosis

• competition

What provides energy for all living things?

• producers

• the sun

• consumers

• decomposers

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An ecosystem consists of all the living organisms and their environment in a certain section of the earth.

• True

• False

Hibernation is the movement of a whole group of animals from one ecosystem to another ecosystem.

• True

• False