Introduction
Aquatic Ecosystems
Terrestrial Ecosystems
What Do Animals Eat?
EOG Style Questions
100
The vocabulary word for this definition is made up of all of the living and nonliving things in an area.
Ecosystem
100
An area of salty water that fills enormous basins on the Earth’s surface.
Ocean
100
Fill in the blank: __________________ forest are full of trees with wide, thin leaves
Temperate/Deciduous
100
What feeds on animals that are already dead?
Scavenger
100
What do decomposers do in the ecosystem?
A. Decomposers return matter back to the ecosystem.
B. Decomposers provide food for plants.
C. Decomposers absorb carbon dioxide waste.
D. Decomposers create new matter for the ecosystem.
A.Decomposers return matter back to the ecosystem.
200
Fill in the Blank: Living organisms that are part of an environment are called _________
Biotic
200
An area where a freshwater river or stream meets the ocean.
Estuary
200
Fill in the blank: ________________ is a dense, wet forest that receives a lot of rain and is home to a huge variety of plants and animals
Tropical Rainforest
200
When you have a fish and a bear. Which is the predator and which is the prey?
Bear= Predator
Fish= Prey
200
Which aquatic ecosystem experiences changes in salt concentration as fresh and salt waters mix?
A. estuary
B. lake
C. pond
D. stream
A. Estuary
300
The non-living factors in an environment are called ____________
Abiotic
300
A large body of water that is surrounded by land.
Lake
300
Fill in the blank: a __________ grassland grows close to the equator.
Tropical
300
Give me an example of a food chain.
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300
Which is a similarity of estuaries and oceans?
A. They are both very deep.
B. They are both the same size.
C. They both contain salt water.
D. They both have a few predators.
C. They both contain salt water.
400
Fill in the blank: ______________________ ecosystems are in and around a body of water
Aquatic
400
Flowing bodies of water provide benefits to humans and are important habitats for plants and animals.
Stream
400
Fill in the blank: a __________ grassland grows in regions farther from the Equator
Temperate
400
Explain the difference between a herbivore, a carnivore, and an omnivore.
Herbivore eats ONLY plants. A carnivore eats ONLY meat. An omnivore eats everything, both plants and animals.
400
Which type of organisms get their energy directly from the Sun?
A. Producers
B. Decomposers
C. First-level consumers
D. Second-level consumers
A. Producers
500
Fill in the Blank: _______________ecosystems are land-based ecosystems and
Terrestrial
500
Match the correct definition to each type of water.
1. Freshwater
2. Saltwater
3. Brackish water
a. a somewhat salty water source (more so than freshwater) but not as salty as seawater
b. water that contains salt
c. water that is not salty
1. C
2. B
3. A
500
The driest places on Earth and get fewer than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain a year.
Desert
500
Explain the difference between a producer, a consumer, and a decomposer.
A producer makes their own food using Photosynthesis. A consumer has to eat things for it to get its energy. A decomposer breaks down the dead, organic material.
500
Give me an example of a temperate grassland food chain.
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