Ecosystems Practice Quiz- Mrs. Bahr

Plants need ________ to conduct photosynthesis

• Oxygen

• Soil

• Carbon dioxide

• Sugar

Which of the following is NOT needed for a producer to make its own food?

• sunlight
• water
• carbon dioxide
• oxygen

This is a chart listing some of the organisms in the Tundra ecosystem. Which food chain correctly identifies the flow of energy?

• berries --> arctic fox --> ringed seal --> salmon
• polar bear --> caribou --> grasses --> sun
• lichen --> lemming --> arctic fox --> polar bear
• wold --> arctic hare --> berries

Food provides animals with the materials and energy they need for growth, warmth, and motion. Plants get material for growth mostly from air and water, and obtain energy from sunlight. Producers provide food to consumers because ___.

• plants can easily make food from soil and water
• animals cannot produce their own food
• plants are more abundant in ecosystems
• many animals prefer eating plants to eating meat

An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts and creates fertile soil is a...

• scavenger
• consumer
• decomposer
• carnivore

A consumer gets energy by doing what?

• Making it themselves.
• Breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms and returning raw materials to the ecosystem.
• Soaking it up from the ground.
• Feeding on other organisms.

Only eats plants

• omnivore
• carnivore
• herbivore
• tertiary consumer

An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a(an) _____________.

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore
• autotroph

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An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________.

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• prey

Where do producers get their energy? 

• soil
• decomposers
• sun
• garbage