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What are the living and nonliving things in an environment or area?
predator
ecosystem
producer
abiotic factor
An organism that can make its own food
decomposer
consumer
producer
Small consumers that are hunted and eaten by larger consumers
producer
predator
prey
Interacting food chains found in an ecosystem
food web
predator
food chain
An animal that hunts and eats other animals for energy
prey
decomposer
predator
These organisms cannot make their own food; they must eat something for energy
decomposer
producer
consumer
Choose the decomposer.
grass
bacteria
elephant
bird
The non-living parts of an ecosystem
abiotic factors
biotic factors
soil
oxygen
All of the different populations that live in a specific area.
ecosystem
habitat
ecology
community
The place where an organism life provides it with shelter, food, and water.
ecosystem
population
habitat
community
The study of the interaction of living and nonliving things in the environment.
biology
ecology
psychology
zoology
All the members of one type of species in a specific area.
habitat
community
ecosystem
population
the living parts of an ecosystem
biotic factors
abiotic factors
biology
animals
A pride of lions stalks, tackles, and kills an antelope. Which is best being demonstrated?
predation
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
A tapeworm inside a dog is
competition
predation
parasitism
commensalism
A living relationship between two species in which one organism is harmed is called...
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
niche
This is the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
physics
chemistry
Ecology
psychology
When a plant is eaten by a caterpillar and the caterpillar is eaten by a frog, and the frog is eaten by a snake, the snake belongs to
producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
What happens to the amount of available energy in the pyramid as it moves up through the different levels?
it increases
it decreases
it remains the same
it decreases, then increases
Which is NOT a process of the water cycle?
precipitation
freezing
transpiration
evaporation
Why do living things need nitrogen?
To get energy
o make amino acids
To make proteins
To make proteins AND amino acids
What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?
combustion
cellular respiration
photosynthesis
decomposition
Where is carbon stored in the environment?
Fossil fuels
Wood of trees
Calcium carbonate (shells and bones)
All of the above
What converts nitrogen into a useable form for plants and animals?
bacteria
fungi
rain
None of them
What is the largest reservoir for nitrogen?
the ocean
rocks and minerals
the atmosphere
bacteria
Photosynthesis is an important part of the ______ cycle
Water
Phosphorous
Carbon
Nitrogen
Decomposition is part of all cycles except _______
the carbon cycle
the nitrogen cycle
the water cycle
the phosphorus cycle
How do animals get nitrogen?
the atmosphere
eating other organisms
rainwater
lightning
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the as carbon dioxide.
Water
Atmosphere
Sun
Air
The only organisms that can fix atmospheric nitrogen into chemical compounds are what?
Virus
bacteria and lightening
Carbon
None of these
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