Ecosystems

Which best explains why many kinds of plants and animals can live together in an ecosystem?

• The plants and animals are all part of a food chain and depend on each other to live.
• Plants and animals are interdependent of one another.
• One species may overpopulate, killing all plant life.
• Over population of a species results in a biodiversity.

_______ are consumers that eat only meat.

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Carnivore

________ are consumers that eat plants and meat.

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Carnivore

Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to?

• decomposers
• producers
• herbivores
• omnivores

Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis? 

• decomposer
• consumer
• herbivore
• producer 

Field mice eat corn. Which would most likely happen if the field mouse population grew?

• There would be more corn to feed the field mice.
• There would be less corn due to the mice eating it.
• The habitat would get overpopulated because the mice woudl eat too much.

If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.

• decrease
• stay the same
• increase

What are interconnected food chains called?

• consumers
• predators
• food web

All food chains_____________________

• have more consumers than producers
• produce and use same amount of energy
• begin with a producer
• are unhealthy 

A lion, captures and eats other animals. What is he considered? 

• prey
• predator
• producer 
• healthy