5th Grade Quiz about Ecosystem

A community of living and non-living things that work together – it consists of abiotic (soil, water, air) and biotic parts (flora, fauna).

• ecology

• ecosystem

• biology

• habitat

A place with a

population (a group of living organisms of the same kind) is called...

• forest

• biome

• community

• habitat

What are some examples of the abiotic components of a pond's ecosystem?

• the sunlight that warms the system and drives photosynthesis

• oxygen and water

• soil and rock

• all answers are correct

Organisms that make up the living part of an ecosystem are called...

• biotic component

• abiotic component

• tropic

• robotic

A herbivore is an animal that gets its energy from eating plants, and only plants. Here is the example of herbivore...

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The process of plants make their own food is called...

• photosynthesis

• symbiosis

• synthesis

• catalyst

Observe the picture of an ecosystem. What are the abiotic components?

• tadpoles, flies, and water

• frog, sun, and snail

• log, fish, and water weeds

• log, water, sun, and air

Observe the picture. The role of owl is ...

• producer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

What role does the water play in the living organisms?

• Without water there would be no life.

• Water is a large

  percentage of the cells that make up all living

  organisms.

• Water is also used by plants to carry and

  distribute the nutrients they need to survive.

• All answers are correct.

What is a decomposer?

• animals that eat herbivores and sometimes other carnivores;

• green plants which

  make their own food.

• plants and animals that break down dead plants and animals into

  organic materials which go back into the soil.

• animals which get their energy from the producers

  or organisms that eat producers.