Interactions in Ecosystems

All of the living AND non-living things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an __________.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

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All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are __________.

• biotic
• biology
• abiotic
• biography

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What are biotic factors?

• dead things
• living things/ organisms
• weather
• plants

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Which is an example of an ABIOTIC factor?

• hummingbird
• water
• dead tree branch
• skunk

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Which is an example of a BIOTIC factor?

• lightning
• algae
• sand
• clouds

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ALL energy flow for an ecosystem begins with ...

• plants
• the moon
• the sun
• algae

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Which are located at the very BOTTOM of an energy pyramid?

• producers

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• decomposers

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Organisms that hunt other organisms for food are called __________.

• predators
• prey
• producers
• heterotrophs

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A bird in a tree watched as a lion stalked, attacked, and then ate a zebra. Which of these animals was the prey?

• bird
• lion
• zebra
• all of the above

Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, and scavengers are all examples of __________.

• producers
• consumers
• decomposers
• abiotic factors

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