Ecosystem

What is an ecosystem?

• An area in nature that includes only living organisms

• An area in nature that includes both living and non-living organisms

• Groups of species

• An organism's home

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In a meadow ecosystem, a population of rabbits increases. What populations are most likely to increase as a result?

• foxes, hawks, and other predators of the rabbits

• leafy plants that rabbits eat

• rabbits that live elsewhere

• worms that live in the meadow soil

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Which animal are you most likely to see in a forest?

• camel
• dolphin
• squirrel
• penguin

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All life requires air, food and water.  Which ecosystem will probably have the least amount of plant and animal life?

• forest 
• desert
• ocean
• rain forest

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Why do very few plants grow in the desert?

• the soil is dry and it does not rain much there
• there is not enough animals
• there is too much rainfall
• the weather is too hot during the day and too cold at night

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Tundra, taiga, decidious, tropical, desert...are examples of

• stores

• biomes

• ecosystems

• forests

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Is our body an ecosystem?

• No

• Yes! Our body is home to many microorganisms

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What do we call the place where an animal lives?

• Home
• Habitat
• Community 
• Population 

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In which ecosystem can only plants and animals that need very little water survive?

• Tundra

• Grassland

• Forest

• Desert

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Plants use energy from ______ to make food.

• stars

• moon

• planets

• sunlight

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