Ecosystems Quiz

What is a producers job in an ecosystem?

• To make food and oxygen for animals

• To make plants grow

• To break down dead plants

• To eat plants and other animals and produce carbon dioxide

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Why are animals important to an ecosystem?

• They produce oxygen

• They eat bacteria

• They help break down dead plants

• They produce carbon dioxide

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What is an ecosystem?

• The pattern of weather that affects a particular area.

• The life cycle of a plant from seed to flower.

• All living things in a particular environment like a forest or a desert.

• A community of living of non-living things that interact with their environment.

What is the place or condition in which a plant or animal lives?

• A habitat

• An ecosystem

• Plankton

• Freshwater

Which animal would you find in a fresh water ecosystem?

• A whale

• A shark

• An eel

• A frog

Which of the following is a salt water ecosystem?

• Swamp

• Pond

• Ocean

• Bog

What is the difference between salt water and fresh water ecosystems?

• Freshwater ecosystems don't have plants, and saltwater ecosystems do.

• Saltwater ecosystems have a lot of salt and freshwater ecosystems don't.

• Animals can only live in one part of a saltwater ecosystem, but they can survive anywhere in a freshwater ecosystem.

• Freshwater ecosystems have three habitats and saltwater ecosystems have only one.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the tidal region in an ocean?

• It is dark and cold.

• It is the area where most sea creatures live.

• It is home to plankton, barnacles, and crabs

• It does not contain any saltwater

Which of the following is a natural disaster that could wipe out an ecosystem?

• A sunny day

• A rain storm

• A forest fire

• An oil spill

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Why would algae grow in a lake?

• Because the lake is polluted

• Because the lake is a newly created ecosystem

• Because there are alot of fish in the lake

• Because a natural disaster destroyed the lake

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