S3 - Ecosystem Quiz

What is an ecosystem?

• An area in nature that includes only living organisms

• An area in nature that includes both living and non-living organisms

• Groups of species

• An organism's home

Which animal are you most likely to see in a forest?

• camel
• dolphin
• squirrel
• penguin

All life requires air, food and water.  Which ecosystem will probably have the least amount of plant and animal life?

• forest 
• desert
• ocean
• rain forest

Why do very few plants grow in the desert?

• the soil is dry and it does not rain much there
• there is not enough animals
• there is too much rainfall
• the weather is too hot during the day and too cold at night

Plants use energy from ______ to make food.

• stars

• moon

• planets

• sunlight

Which is one way humans can affect an ecosystem in a negative way?

• planting trees

• recycling paper

• cutting trees down

• planting a garden

Plants, animals, water, soil, and sunlight in an area all interact to form a(n).......

• ecosystem

• life cyccle

• desert

• ocean

In an ecosystem, organisms have different homes, or .........................where they live.

• habitat

• food

• water

• air

..........................is an ecosystem that has many trees.

• Desert

• Forest

• Grassland

• Tundra

The biotic component of an ecosystem is composed of

• living things

• non-living things

• living and non-living things

• (none of these)