Ecosystems Quiz

A(n) __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment.

• population

• niche

• abitotic

• ecosystem

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Which organism makes their own food through the process of photosynthesis?

• decomposer

• consumer

• herbivore

• producer

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How do consumers get their energy? 

• laying in the sun
• eating other organisms 
• providing food for other organisms
• surviving in an ecosystem 

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A group of the same type (species) of organisms living in the same place at the same time.

• threatened species

• populations

• community

• a limiting factor

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What is a herbivore?

• an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
• an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
• an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
• an animal that eats only herbs

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The nonliving parts of an ecosystems can be called______.

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• friendly factors

• community factors

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A living thing that lives on wastes and the remains of dead plants and animals is a _______.

• producer

• omnivore

• consumer

• decomposer

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An animal that eats only meat (other animals) is a ________.

• producer

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

Food provides animals with the materials and energy they need for growth, warmth, and motion. Plants get material for growth mostly from air and water, and obtain energy from sunlight. Producers provide food to consumers because ___.

• plants can easily make food from soil and water
• animals cannot produce their own food
• plants are more abundant in ecosystems
• many animals prefer eating plants to eating meat

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Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. Bears are called a(n) __________.

• Franivore

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore