Openscied Ecosystem Dynamics

Where an organism lives in an ecosystem...

• niche

• habitat

• population

An organism that breaks down decaying plants and animals...

• consumer

• decomposer

• herbivore

• omnivore

The role an organism plays in an ecosystem...

• habitat

• species

• niche

• producer

An organism that can make its own food...

• producer

• consumer

• omnivore

• decomposer

A population will increase when which of the following occurs?

• emigration

• resources decrease

• immigration

• organisms in the population die

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Caterpillars eat vegetation. This makes them...

• producers

• decomposers

• herbivores

• consumers

Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor of a terrestrial ecosystem?

• water availability

• temperature

• fungi

• oxygen

The flow of energy in an ecosystem can be seen in a...

• species

• food chain

• biome

• community

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Plants cannot survive without an a lot of nutrients in the soil. Which group adds nutrients to the soil?

• producers

• decomposers

• herbivores

• consumers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How does an ecosystem differ from a community?

• an ecosystem includes biotic/abiotic factors while a community does not

• an ecosystem includes all populations in an area while a community does not

• A community includes biotic/abiotic factors while an ecosystem does not

• A community includes all populations in an area while an ecosystem does not