56 Unit 4 Ecosystem quiz

What are the living and nonliving things in an environment or area?

• predator

• producer

• ecosystem

• abiotic factor

An organism that can make its own food

• decomposer

• producer

• consumer

Breaks down and feeds on the remains of other organisms

• decomposer

• consumer

• producer

Small consumers that are hunted and eaten by larger consumers

• producer

• prey

• predator

Interacting food chains found in an ecosystem

• food web

• food chain

• predator

An animal that hunts and eats other animals for energy

• prey

• predator

• decomposer

These organisms cannot make their own food; they must eat something for energy

• decomposer

• consumer

• producer

Where does the food chain START?

• with consumers that eat grass

• with the sun giving energy to producers

• with the sun giving energy to consumers

• with consumers eating other consumers

What is an invasive species?

• An organism that is new to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

• An organism that is native to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

• An organism that is new to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

• An organism that is native to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

Invasive species can have a major impact on the ecosystem.

• TRUE

• FALSE