Organisms and Environment

What would most likely happen to the grasshopper population if the frogs were removed from this food chain?

• There will be an increase in the grasshopper population.

• There will be a decrease in the grasshopper population.

• The grasshopper population will stay the same.

• The grasshoppers will begin eating the snakes.

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What are the basic needs of an organism?

• Food, Air, Clothing, Water

• Air, Food, Water, Shelter

• Food, Air, Clothing, Animals

• Food, Plants, Air, Shelter

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Turtles, Herons, Lilly pads, and Catfish would all be found in which ecosystem?

• Pond

• Ocean

• Forest

• Grassland

Populations of frogs, Koi fish, water lilies, Heron, and turtles can be found living in or near a pond ecosystem. Together, these populations make up _________ .

• An envirnonment

• A habitat

• A community

• A species

An organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants or animals without need for internal digestion ​ (a)  

• decomposer

• composer

• producer

• prey

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All the interacting members of a species in a single area.​ (a)  

• Population

• Overpopulation

• Impact

• Environment

​ (a)   is an organism that makes its own food and ​ (b)   is an organism that does not make its own food.

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• producer

• consumer

• eater

• non-eater

• decomposer

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Which are abiotic factors?

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Why aren't penguins found living in desserts and cacti found living in the arctic tundra?

• To survive, organisms must live in ecosystems where their basic needs can be met.

• It is impossible for organisms to travel from one ecosystem to another ecosystem on the Earth.

• People decide where organisms live on the Earth.

• These animals were trapped in certain areas during migration.

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Grizzly Bears that live in the same forest at the same time form a(n) ___________.

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Habitat

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