Energy and Movement in Ecosystems

6. What is the source of energy for all living organisms in an ecosystem?

• Plants
• Animals
• Water
• The Sun
• The Moon

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7. What does a food web represent in an ecosystem?

• The daily feeding habits of a specific organism
• The path of energy from the Sun to producers, and then to consumers
• Where different organisms live in an ecosystem
• The process of photosynthesis in plants
• The seasonal migration patterns of animals

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8. Which is NOT one of the ways that a bighorn sheep might use the energy it obtains from eating grass?

• to grow bigger
• to heal its injuries
• to stay warm during chilly nights
• to photosynthesize food
• to survive

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9. Which organism(s) are producers? Select all that apply.

• Bighorn sheep
• Grass
• Mountain lion
• Pika (rodent)

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10. Which organism(s) are consumers? Select all that apply.

• Bighorn sheep
• Grass
• Mountain lion
• Pika (rodent)

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What is are organisms?

• organisms that break down dead plants and animals into smaller pieces and recycle the nutrients back into the ecosystem

• a community of living and nonliving things that interact with each other in a particular environment

• organisms that make their own food using energy from the Sun

• shows how matter moves through an ecosystem

• living things

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What is a food web?

• organisms that break down dead plants and animals into smaller pieces and recycle the nutrients back into the ecosystem

• a community of living and nonliving things that interact with each other in a particular environment

• organisms that make their own food using energy from the Sun

• shows how matter moves through an ecosystem

• living things

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What is are consumers?

• organisms that break down dead plants and animals into smaller pieces and recycle the nutrients back into the ecosystem

• a community of living and nonliving things that interact with each other in a particular environment

• organisms that make their own food using energy from the Sun

• organisms that eat other organisms

• living things

What is are producers?

• organisms that break down dead plants and animals into smaller pieces and recycle the nutrients back into the ecosystem

• a community of living and nonliving things that interact with each other in a particular environment

• organisms that make their own food using energy from the Sun

• organisms that eat other organisms

• living things

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What is are decomposers?

• organisms that break down dead plants and animals into smaller pieces and recycle the nutrients back into the ecosystem

• a community of living and nonliving things that interact with each other in a particular environment

• organisms that make their own food using energy from the Sun

• organisms that eat other organisms

• living things

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