1. Ecosystems Review for Quiz #3 (Notes 6-21)

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The black bear, white-tailed deer, beaver, and great-horned owl all share space where?
Forest ecosystem
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Earthworms are considered to have this role because they help return nutrients to the soil for plants to use.
decomposers
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4. What is the source of energy in an ecosystem?
sunlight
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Leaves, grass, and green shrubs all owe their green color to what chemical?
chlorophyll
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Plants, trees, and grasses are all called this in an ecosystem since they make their own food.
producers
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7. What is the process called that plants use to make their own food?
photosynthesis
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8. Because humans can’t make their own food, they are part what group?
consumers
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A grasshopper, eaten by a frog, which is eaten by a raccoon is an example of this, which shows how energy gets passed down.
Food chain
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10. If the raccoon eats berries and fish, what would it be considered?
Omnivore
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11. A lion would be considered what type of eater because it eats meat?
Carnivore
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12. An animal being hunted is called the _____?
prey
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13. What is the term for the animal doing the hunting?
predator
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14. Rabbits eat only plants and are considered what?
herbivore
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Fleas and ticks are considered this since they live and feed on a host.
parasite
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Is a plant eating mouse considered an herbivore, decomposer, producer, carnivore, or omnivore?
Herbivore
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Would grasses be considered an herbivore, decomposer, producer, carnivore, or omnivore?
Producer
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Is a bear that eats fish and berries considered an herbivore, decomposer, producer, carnivore, or omnivore?
Omnivore
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Is a tiger considered an herbivore, decomposer, producer, carnivore, or omnivore?
Carnivore
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Is an earthworm considered an herbivore, decomposer, producer, carnivore, or omnivore?
Decomposer
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Which of the major four ecosystems would be a place where a river meets the ocean?
Salt Marsh
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Which of the major four ecosystems would be a place where there are lots of trees?
Forest
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Which of the major four ecosystems would be a place that is mostly effected by tides coming in and out?
Salt Marsh
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Which of the major four ecosystems would be a place where lots of grass grows and there is very little rain?
Grasslands
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Which of the major four ecosystems would be a place that is mostly freshwater?
Lakes and ponds
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Which of the major four ecosystems would be a place that would include the savannas in Africa and the prairies in the USA?
Grasslands
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Which of the major four ecosystems would include places that can be temperate or tropical?
Grasslands AND Forests
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Which of the major four ecosystems would be a place where animals living there must be adapted to live on land and water?
Salt Marsh
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Given the following organisms (wolf, fox, mushroom, rabbit, and grass) where would each fit in the following food cycle?
grass
rabbit
fox
mushroom
wolf
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What four things can affect or limit the number or types of organisms that can survive in an ecosystem?
Food
Water
Space
shelter
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