Question

c. what a desert is like
day 2
within an ecosystem, animals and plants interact with each other. producers are living things that make food and serve as the food for consumers such as deer, rabbits, and other types of herbivores (animals that only eat plants). inside of an ecosystem, there are also carnivores. a coyote is just one example. these are predators that hunt other animals for food.
common core standard ri.8 reasons and evidence

1. how does the author prove that animals depend on one another within an ecosystem?

a. by giving an example of a herbivore
b. by giving examples of living things that need one another for food
c. by comparing and contrasting the needs of ecosystems and different plants.
common core standard ri.3 relationship between ideas

1. why are plants important in an ecosystem?

a. it is food for carnivores.
b. it provides food for herbivores.
c. it helps predators hunt other animals.

Explanation:

1. Para la pregunta 1: El autor usa ejemplos de seres vivos (como ciervos, conejos, coyotes) que se necesitan mutuamente para alimentarse, lo que demuestra la dependencia entre animales en el ecosistema.
2. Para la pregunta 2: Las plantas son productoras, por lo que son alimento para los herbívoros, a su vez estos son alimento para los carnívoros; sin las plantas, no habría alimento para los herbívoros, que son la base de la cadena alimenticia para los carnívoros.

Answer:

1. b. by giving examples of living things that need one another for food
2. b. It provides food for herbivores.