Ecology for Kids

What does "ecology" mean?

• The study of Earth and its living things

• House

• Study

• Living things

What is an "ecologist"?

• A scientist who studies the Earth

• A scientist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environment

• A scientist who studies the animals

• A scientist who studies the forest

Why were the majority of forests destroyed?

• To give food to beavers

• To make paper

• The clear lands for farming

• To make pencils

According to the story, what has put some species of fish in danger?

• Trash

• Sharks

• Whales

• Overfishing

What does the ozone layer do for us?

• Give us protection from the sun rays

• Blocks out the wind

• Bocks out the light

• Gives us protection from X rays and ultraviolet rays

How can you protect the environment?

• Eat healthier

• Do more exercise

• Stop polluting the earth

• Stop driving cars

Select all the ways to help the environment:

• Put trash in its place

• Recycle used batteries

• Turn off the lights when you leave a room

• Save water

Other than fish, what other resources does the sea give us?

• Only fish

• Salt, iron, copper

• Fossil fuels

• Salt water

What produces one third of all oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?

• Ocean

• Ozone layer

• Amazon rain forest

• Lakes

The problems of one ecosystem affect the organisms in another ecosystem.

• True

• False