6-2 Science Pop Quiz 11-8-19

Select the THREE main groups that can be found in all ecosystems.

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Consumers

• Carnivores

A snowshoe hare lives in the Tundra and has white fur. This fur helps it blend in with the snow and hide from predators. This is an example of a(n):

• Adaptation

• Symbiosis

• Herbivore

• Ecosystem

According to the diagram, what organism is the producer?

• Mayfly

• Phytoplankton

• Frog

• Salamander

According to the food web, which organism(s) is the top consumer?

• Frog

• Phytoplankton

• Snake

• Salamander

Many organisms have adaptations. For example, organisms that live in the water breathe in oxygen from the water through their gills. Organisms that live outside the pond breathe oxygen from the air through their lungs. Some animals can swim in the water but still breathe once out of the pond on land. One year the pond dried up. Which organism has the breathing adaptation needed to survive in the pond ecosystem once the water has dried up?

• Turtle

• Trout

• Sunfish

• Tadpole

Look at the picture of the pond ecosystem. Which organism uses sunlight to produce food that others eat?

• Snail

• Sunfish

• Butterfly

• Green algae