Ecosystem Vocabulary

Many living things interact with other organisms in their environment. They depend on（依赖） each other. This is known as ________.

• interdependence

• degradation

• sustainable

A ______ is a shrub or tree that grows along coasts or on the banks of large rivers.

An _________ is a group of plants and animals that depend on each other and their environment to survive.

• temperate zone

• forest

• ecosystem

• biome

Regions on Earth that are made up of similar communities of plants and animals are called __________.

• temperate zones

• forests

• ecosystems

• biomes

An ecosystem is

• the physical environment (nonliving) and the living things in it.

• a type of map.

• using something again and again.

• not a real thing.

the physical environment and living things in it

• ecosystem

• landform

• region

• climate

What term describes a community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment?

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

Which of the following is a non-living component of an ecosystem?

• Plants

• Animals

• Water

• Bacteria

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

• To decompose organic material

• To consume other organisms

• To produce energy through photosynthesis

• To compete for resources

Which of the following best describes a food chain?

• A network of interconnected food webs

• A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass

• A group of organisms that share the same habitat

• A cycle of water through the ecosystem