Biology C Ecosystems Quiz

What is an ecosystem?

• A group of animals that are the same species.

• Soil, water, air and sunlight

• All the biotic and abiotic things that interact in an area.

• All of the different populations

Which is an abiotic part of an ecosystem? Check all that apply!

• Sunlight

• Air

• Water

• Temperature

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What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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A connection of all of the food chains with many energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

• ecosystem

• food web

• environment

• population

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The initial energy source for all life in Earth is

• Earth's Core

• Water

• Plants

• The Sun

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The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• indicates which organism is being eaten

• how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

• the direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

• how water is transferred within a habitat.

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In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?

• The snakes will increase.

• The grasshoppers will decrease.

• The eagles will increase

• The grasshoppers will increase.

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The picture shows an energy pyramid. What will most likely happen to the foxes and the wolves if the rabbits are removed?

• The foxes will eat more wolves.

• The foxes will eat fewer wolves.

• There will be more foxes and wolves.

• There will be fewer foxes and wolves.

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In an ecosystem, a mouse eats grass seeds and a snake eats the mouse. Which of the following is correct.

• The mouse is a producer and the snake is a herbivore

• The mouse is a herbivore and the snake is a carnivore

• The mouse is a carnivore and the snake is a herbivore

• Both the mouse and the snake are carnivores

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What are the trophic levels of the hawk? Check ALL that apply.

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

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