Vocabulary of Ecosystems Quiz

What is an Ecosystem?

• A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

• An organism that breaks down dead organic material

• Animals that feed on both animal and plant to source energy

• Process where organisms use sunlight to synthesise nutrients from carbon dioxide and water, which generates oxygen

What is a Food Web?

• A web a spider weaves to catch prey

• A system of interlocking food chains

• A place to purchase food online

• Process where organisms use sunlight to synthesise nutrients from carbon dioxide and water, which generates oxygen

What is a Carnivore?

• An animal that feeds on plants to source energy

• An animal that feeds on other animals to source energy

• An animal that feeds on both animal and plant to source energy

• A hungry carnival worker

What is a Herbivore?

• An animal the feeds on other animals to source energy

• A hungry Volkswagen

• An animal that feeds on plants to source energy

• A non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment

What is an Omnivore?

• A system of interlocking food chains

• Process where organisms use sunlight to synthesise nutrients from carbon dioxide and water, which generates oxygen

• An organism that breaks down dead organic material

• An animal that feeds on both animal and plant to source energy

What is a Biotic factor

• A living organism that shapes its environment

• A non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment

• Parts of the environment that do not contain oxygen

• Primary source of energy in most ecosystems

What is Photosynthesis?

• A system of interlocking food chains

• Primary source of energy in most ecosystems

• Process where organisms use sunlight to synthesise nutrients from carbon dioxide and water, which generates oxygen

• Taking photos in an ecosystem

What is an Abiotic factor?

• A living organism that shapes its environment

• An animal that feeds on other animals to source energy

• A non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment

• A system of interlocking food chains

What is a Consumer?

• An organism that breaks down dead organic material

• Members of the ecosystem that make their food by taking in sunlight and uses energy to make sugar

• A non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment

• Members of the ecosystem that eat plants or other animals or both to get energy

What is a Producer?

• A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

• Members of the ecosystem that make their food by taking in sunlight and uses energy to make sugar

• Someone who makes music in an ecosystem

• An animal that feeds on other animals to source energy