What is an Ecosystem / Quiz

What is an Ecosystem / Quiz

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Which of these could be considered an ecosystem? Select all choices that are correct.

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<- Living or non-living part of an ecosystem?

• Living

• Non-living

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<- Living or non-living part of an ecosystem?

• Living

• Non-living

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<- Living or non-living part of an ecosystem?

• Living

• Non-living

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<- Living or non-living part of an ecosystem?

• Living

• Non-living

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<- Living or non-living part of an ecosystem?

• Living

• Non-living

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<- Living or non-living part of an ecosystem?

• Living

• Non-living

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(soil) <- Living or non-living part of an ecosystem?

• Living

• Non-living

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_______ are the living parts of an ecosystem. ______ are the nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

• abiotic factors; biotic factors

• biotic factors; abiotic factors

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Select the pictures below that show biotic factors in this ecosystem. (click on image to enlarge)

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What does an ecosystem provide for a living thing?

Select all correct choices.

• oxygen or other gas needed to survive

• food

• water

• shelter

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People build a new neighborhood with many houses on the edge of a forest. Many of the trees are cut down to make space for the houses and streets. Which of the following organisms that live in the forest will be affected?

Select all correct choices.

• squirrels

• trees

• foxes

• frogs

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Rabbits eat grasses and plants. Bopcats eat rabbits. Which statements explain how the animals' niches help keep their ecosystem balanced?

Select all statements that are true.

• The rabbits help control the population of grasses and plants.

• The population of rabbits helps control the poulations of bobcats.

• The bobcats help control the population of rabbits.

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Match this organism with the correct description of its nich below.

• provides food and holds the soil in place

• pollinator that moves pollen

• herbivore that spreads seeds

• predator that eats prey

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Match this organism with the correct description of its nich below.

• provides food and holds the soil in place

• pollinator that moves pollen

• herbivore that spreads seeds

• predator that eats prey

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Match this organism with the correct description of its nich below.

• provides food and holds the soil in place

• pollinator that moves pollen

• herbivore that spreads seeds

• predator that eats prey

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Match this organism with the correct description of its nich below.

• provides food and holds the soil in place

• pollinator that moves pollen

• herbivore that spreads seeds

• predator that eats prey

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Can an ecosystem include more than one habitat?

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If the population of grasses was larger than usual one year from a high amount of rainfall, the population of zebras could also increase since there would be more food to feed a larger population. How would the population of lions most likely be affected?

• The population of lions would decrease.

• The population of lions could also increase.

• The population of lions would remain the same.

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What is an ecosystem?

• all of the living and nonliving things that interact in an area

• role an organism plays

• a group of the same species living in the same place at the same time

• all of the populations living in the same place at the same time

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A population is _______.

• the role an organism plays in an ecosystem

• the nonlving parts of an ecosystem

• a group of the same species living in the same place at the same time

• the specific place where an organism lives

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A community is ________.

• all of the living and nonliving things that interact in an area

• all of the populations living in the sane place at the same time

• all of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem

• a group of the same species living in the same place at the time

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What is a niche?

• a diagram that shows the amounts of energy that flow between organisms in an ecosystem

• an organism that produces its own food for energy

• the role an organism plays in an ecosystem

• the specific place where an orgnisms lives

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A habitat is _______.

• the specific place where an organism lives

• a group of the same species living in the same place at the same time

• a consumer that eats other animals for energy

• an organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material for energy.

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What are abiotic factors?

• organisms that produce their own food for energy

• organisms that break down dead plant and animal material for energy

• the iving parts of an ecosystem

• the nonliving parts of an ecosystem

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What are biotic factors?

• living parts of an ecosystem

• nonliving parts of an ecosystem

• organisms that break down dead plant and animal material for energy

• all of the living and nonliving things that interact in an area

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A group of organisms in an ecosystem that are part of the same species and live in the same area make up a _______.

• niche

• population

• community

• habitat

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A _______ is made up of all of the combined populations living in an ecosystem at the same time.

• community

• niche

• habitat

• population

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Do the animals in a zoo form a community?

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Choose any statements that explain why animals in a zoo do NOT form a community.

• Animals in a zoo do not interact and depend on each other.

• Animals in a zoo are all herbivores

• Animals in a zoo are all part of the same population

• Animals in a zoo depend on people to provide food, water, and shelter.

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Which of the following best describes the birds in this picture?

• a population

• a community

• a habitat

• an ecosystem

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Which of the following could be part of an ecosystem?

• water

• birds

• bacteria

• soil

• all of these choices are correct

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A shark is a predator that kills and eats fish, seals, and other smaller animals living it its ecosystem. A shark helps to control the population of the organisms that it eats.

These statements describe the ______ of a shark in its ecosystem.

• habitat

• community

• population

• niche

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Air, water, rocks, and soil are _______ in an ecosystem.

• communities

• biotic factors

• populations

• abiotic factors

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Aaron went hiking on a forest trail. He kept a notebook of the different things he saw on his hike. Which statements are true about the ecosystem that Aaron observed?

Check all that are true.

• Aaron observed organisms that all had the same niche.

• Aaron observed organisms that were all part of a community.

• Aaron observed organisms that were a part of different populations.

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An animal's habitat includes ________.

Check all that are true.

• only where the animal sleeps

• where the animal gets food

• where the animal gets water

• where the animal finds shelter

• only where the animal eats

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Imagine that a fire spreads throughout a forest ecosystem. Which of the following statements about the ecosystem would be true?

• Only the nonliving parts of the forest ecosystem would be affected by the fire.

• Only the animals tha live in trees will be affected by the fire.

• Only the trees that are burned will be affected by the fire.

• All of the organisms in the forest ecosystem will be affected by the fire.