Types of Interactions
Identify whether the interaction is abiotic/biotic or biotic/biotic: A fish uses oxygen dissolved in water to breathe.
This is abiotic/biotic. The fish is biotic, and the oxygen and water are abiotic.
Which of these is a producer?
A) Mushroom
B) Sunflower
C) Vulture
D) Coyote
The sunflower is a producer.
A type of consumer that gets its energy by eating other animals is called a ________.
carnivore
Producers get their energy mainly from:
A) Other animals
B) Glucose
C) Oxygen
D) Carbon dioxide
B) Glucose
Identify whether the interaction is abiotic/biotic or biotic/biotic: A bee gets nectar from a flower and helps pollinate it.
This interaction is biotic/biotic because the bee is biotic and so is the flower it gets nectar from.
Plants create their own food through the process called __________.
photosynthesis
Tree frogs eat spiders, insects, and snails. What type of consumer are they?
Which of the following is NOT a consumer?
A) Deer
B) Grasshopper
C) Sunflower
D) Hawk
A sunflower is not a consumer. It is a producer.
Identify whether the interaction is abiotic/biotic or biotic/biotic: A tree’s roots absorb water and minerals from the soil.
This interaction is abiotic/biotic because the tree is biotic, but the water and minerals are abiotic.
Which best describes decomposers?
A) Make their own food
B) Break down dead organisms into nutrients
C) Hunt live prey
D) Store sunlight
B) Break down dead organisms into nutrients
Chimpanzees eat fruits, nuts, leaves, and insects. What type of consumer are they?
omnivore
True or False: A scavenger and a decomposer perform the exact same role in ecosystems.
False. A scavenger feeds on dead animals. A decomposer breaks down dead and decaying materials into simple chemicals.
Identify whether the interaction is abiotic/biotic or biotic/biotic: Earthworms eat dead plant material.
The interaction is biotic/biotic because the earthworms are biotic and the plants used to be living.
A type of consumer that gets its energy by eating plants is called a _______.
producer
Reindeer eat moss, ferns, grass, leaves. What type of consumer are they?
herbivore
Identify the omnivore(s) from this list.
Chimpanzee (fruits, insects)
Dolphin (fish, squid)
Reindeer (moss, leaves)
Horse (grass, hay)
reindeer and horse
Explain why a bird building a nest in a tree is considered a biotic/biotic interaction.
A bird building a nest in a tree is a biotic/biotic interaction because the bird is biotic and so is the tree.
An animal that eats dead organisms is called a _______.
scavenger
Explain whether humans are herbivores, omnivores, or carnivores.
All humans are omnivores, even if they choose to not eat meat. Humans' canine teeth are designed to shred meat, while the molars are designed to crush plants.
What is the name of an organism that eats the remains of animals that have already died?
scavenger