Ecosystem Review

Which of the following is a part of the ecosystem?

• The air 
• The soil
• The trees
• All of the above

Ecosystems are

• Usually large
• Usually small 
• Different sizes
• Larger in wetter climates

The study of how living and nonliving things interact with the environment is called

• Ecosystems
• Ecology
• Organisms
• Environment

Pond animals depend on plants and other animals for

• Food
• Shelter
• Protection
• All of the above

A producer is an organism that

• Produces carbon dioxide
• Eats other organisms 
• Creates new energy
• Makes its own food 

__________ can be producers.

• Plants
• Animals
• Both animals and plants
• Some ponds

More than 300 years ago, most scientists thought plants got their food from

• Soil
• Air
• Water
• All of the above

A consumer is an organism that

• Creates new energy
• Eats other organisms
• Produces wastes
• Makes its own food

_________ are consumers.

• All plants
• All animals
• Only bacteria
• Only people

A decomposer

• Makes its own food 
• Is a type of mushroom
• Uses dead organisms
• Eats living animals