Review for Ecosystems Assessment

Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis?

• decomposer, ex mushrooms

• consumer, ex tiger

• herbivore, ex cow

• producer, ex grass

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What is an ecosystem?

• The place an animal lives

• The role that plants and animals have

• The climate and other non living things in a certain area

• The relationship of living and non-living things

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Bacteria, fungi, and earthworms are all

• Scavengers

• Decomposers

• Consumers

• Producers

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Which of the following describes consumers?

• Organisms which are able to make sugars for energy

• Organisms that must eat other animals for energy

• Organisms that must eat other plant or animals for energy

• Organisms that break down dead bodies and waste

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What is another name for an animal or plant's home?

• ecosystem
• tree
• habitat
• population

Look at this food chain.     What would MOST LIKELY happen if the rabbit population suddenly becomes much larger?  

• A. The clover population would decrease and the coyote population would increase. 
• B. The clover population would decrease and the coyote population would decrease. 
• C. The clover population would increase and the coyote population would decrease. 
• D. he clover population would increase and the coyote population would increase. 

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Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?

• The rabbit population may increase
• The rabbit population may decrease
• The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease
• The rabbit population will remain the same

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A population of mice lives in a barn community. A cat population has just joined the community. What will happen?

• Mouse and cat populations both go up?
• Mouse and cat populations both go down
• Mouse population goes down as cat population goes up
• Mouse population goes up as cat population goes down

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

• sunlight
• water
• carbon dioxide
• oxygen

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The process of using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make sugar and oxygen is called _________?

• chlorophyll
• evaporation
• photosynthesis
• transportation

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