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An ecosystem is made up of......
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a group of living things and their physical surroundings; different communities
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individual organisms; only living things
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groups of the same species; populations
Question 2
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[blank_start]Photosynthesis[blank_end] happens when a plant uses the Sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates such as sugars and starches.
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Photosynthesis
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Sunlight
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Producers
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What do decomposers do? (click all that apply)
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Consume waste and dead organisms to get energy
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Return nutrients to the soil, water, or air.
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Break down material from waste and dead organisms.
Question 4
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No energy is lost in an ecosystem.
Question 5
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Nutrients are continuously lost through the food web.
Question 6
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Which of the following are nutrients in an ecosystem? (check all that apply)
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water, carbon, oxygen
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nitrogen, calcium,
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producers, consumers
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Producers take in [blank_start]carbon dioxide[blank_end] during the process of photosynthesis and release [blank_start]oxygen[blank_end].
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carbon dioxide
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oxygen
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oxygen
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carbon dioxide
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[blank_start]Consumers[blank_end] take in oxygen for their life processes and release carbon dioxide.
Question 9
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A [blank_start]producer[blank_end] is a type of organism that undergoes photosynthesis, converting energy into a usable form of food for other organisms in an ecosystem.
Question 10
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What form of energy is lost by moving from producer to consumer to decomposer in an ecosystem?
Question 11
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A [blank_start]producer[blank_end] is a living thing that can make its own food.
Question 12
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A [blank_start]consumer[blank_end] is a living thing that eats other living things for food and energy.
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How is a food web different from a food chain?
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Food webs are a group of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
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Food webs include at least one spider as a primary food source.
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Food chains are more complex than food webs.
Question 14
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In a food web or food chain, carnivores are the most plentiful (numerous) member of the ecosystem.
Question 15
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What is an energy diagram?
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A diagram that shows how energy moves from one feeding level to the next in the food chain.
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Alternate forms of energy available to animals in an ecosystem.
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A diagram which shows how each member of an ecosystem gets its food.
Question 16
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Which of the following is true about an energy pyramid? (check all that apply)
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There are more producers than herbivores or carnivores in the ecosystem.
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As you move up to the top of the pyramid from producer to consumer, the diagram becomes smaller and smaller to show how less and less energy is available.
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Energy drops about 10% from each level of the pyramid.
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[blank_start]Symbiosis[blank_end] is an interaction where two species live together for a long time and at least one of the species benefits.
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Symbiosis
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Competition
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Predator-Prey
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[blank_start]Competition[blank_end] happens when two or more species depend on the same food source or any limited resource.
Question 19
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In symbiosis, both organisms must benefit from an interaction.
Question 20
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Predator-Prey relationships are bad because a cute animal gets killed.
Question 21
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A [blank_start]population[blank_end] is a group of individuals of the same species living in a given area.
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population
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biosphere
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ecosystem
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community
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The change in size of population over time is called its [blank_start]growth rate[blank_end].
Question 23
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What limits population growth? (check all that apply)
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The amount of food available.
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The amount of space available.
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Competition from different species for food.
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What is a pollutant?
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What often determines how harmful a pollutant is? (check all that apply)
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The pollutant's ability to cause harm.
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The amount of pollutant in the air, water, or soil.
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How long the pollutant stays in the air, water, or soil.
Question 26
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Why are toxins heavily concentrated at higher predator levels in the food chain?
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Because toxins are stored in the fatty tissues of animals and are not passed out of their body. This multiplies as one moves higher up the food chain.
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Because higher level predators like the taste of toxins.
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Because only top carnivores store toxins in their body.
Question 27
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What are some examples of pollutants?