Quiz about Ecosystems

Question 1

group of organisms that share common characteristics

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species

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aquarium

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ecosystem

Question 2

all the living and nonliving things in an area and their interactions

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ecosystem

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community

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habitat

Question 3

organism that makes its own food for energy

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producer

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consumer

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decomposer

Question 4

a series of steps by which energy moves from one type of living thing to another

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food chain

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food web

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flow of energy

Question 5

all conditions surrounding an organism

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environment

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biome

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habitat

Question 6

organism that cannot make its own food

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consumer

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decomposer

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producer

Question 7

organism that gets its energy by breaking down wastes and dead organisms

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decomposer

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producer

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consumer

Question 8

a diagram that combines many food chains into one picture

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food web

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food chain

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flow of energy

Question 9

all living things in an ecosystem

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biotic

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abiotic

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nonliving

Question 10

all nonliving things in an ecosystem

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abiotic

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living

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biotic

Question 11

large region that has a particular climate and certain types of plants and animals

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biome

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terrarium

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aquarium

Question 12

closed, clear container for raising and observing plants and small animals indoors

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terrarium

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biome

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aquarium

Question 13

tank of water in which fish and other water creatures and plants are kept

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aquarium

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terrarium

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biome

Question 14

important balance in order that all organisms within the ecosystem can survive

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balance in ecosystem

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limiting factor

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flow of energy

Question 15

anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it form growing

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limiting factor

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balance in ecosystem

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flow of energy

Question 16

energy through a food chain in only one direction

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flow of energy

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limiting factor

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balance in ecosystem

Question 17

a place that provides all the things an organism needs to live

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habitat

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population

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community

Question 18

the group of all populations in an area

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community

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population

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habitat

Question 19

group of organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time

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population

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habitat

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community

Question 20

consumer that hunts and eats another animal

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predator

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prey

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consumer

Question 21

any animal that is hunted by others for food

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prey

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predator

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decomposer

Question 22

environment into which a species fit, and to which it is adapted

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unique niche

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environment

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ecosystem

Question 23

repeated movement of nitrogen through the environment in different forms

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nitrogen cycle

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competition

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carbon cycle

Question 24

repeated movement of carbon through the environment in different forms

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carbon cycle

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nitrogen cycle

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competition

Question 25

struggle among organisms for the same limited resouces

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competition

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carbon cycle

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nitrogen cycle

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