Quiz about Ecosystems

Question 1

What makes up the cardinal (a kind of bird) population in Prince William Forest Park?

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all the cardinals living in Prince William Forest Park

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all the birds in Virginia

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all the living and nonliving components at the edge of the forest

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only the living things at the edge of the forest

Question 2

Which of the following would be a part of the community in which the cardinals (a kind of bird) live? Select ALL possible answers.

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trees

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other birds

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rocks

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water

Question 3

Which three components of an ecosystem are nonliving? Select all three.

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Air

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Nutrients

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Sunlight

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Decomposer

Question 4

Which description best completes this table?

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a field mouse

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all the nonliving components in the meadow

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all the food the field mouse eats

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all the producers in the meadow

Question 5

Study this food chain. What is the producer?

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grass

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grasshopper

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mushroom

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snake

Question 6

Study this food chain. What is a consumer?

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owl

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grass

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mushroom

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sun

Question 7

Study this food chain. What is the decomposer?

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mushroom

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grass

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owl

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grasshopper

Question 8

Which component of this ecosystem has the most amount of energy?

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producers

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consumers

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decomposers

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insects

Question 9

Study this food web. Which organisms provide energy for more than one organism in this food web? Select ALL that apply.

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frog

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grasshopper

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fox

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owl

Question 10

If a group of raccoons was introduced to this ecosystem and began eating frogs, what would most likely happen?

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There will be less snakes in the area

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There will be less grasshoppers in the area

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Snakes will begin eating grasshoppers

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Frogs will begin eating plants

Question 11

Study the food web. Which two organisms are in direct competition for food?

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frog and bird

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frog and mouse

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fox and rabbit

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owl and bird

Question 12

Study this food web. What would most likely happen to the organisms if the population of grasshoppers greatly decreased?

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Competition between frogs and birds for food would increase

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Competition between hawks and snakes for food would increase

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The number of mice would decrease

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Foxes would start eating extra frogs

Question 13

The great horned owl has a sharp beak and claws used for catching prey and tearing meat. It has good eyesight to see in low light. Which of these is part of the niche of the great horned owl?

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hunts small animals at night

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grazes on grass during the day

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comes out at dawn and gets worms from the ground

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comes out as dusk to sweep the sky for insects

Question 14

All species of plants & animals require four things in their habitat. Select the four requirements from the list below.

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food

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shelter

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water

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space

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ecosystem

Question 15

Yara is taking notes on niches. Which of the following should be added to her notes?

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an organism may have different niches during its life

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plants do not have niches

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all farm animals have the same niche

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a bird's niche is the sky

Question 16

Which of the following describes an organism whose niche has changed?

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A frog is a carnivore and a tadpole is an herbivore

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A cow is an herbivore and a calf is an herbivore

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A trout eats small fish and a goldfish eats plants and insects

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A bunny eats grass and a rabbit eats grass

Question 17

Which of the following things can be used to classify different organisms? Select ALL that apply.

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energy source

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skin covering

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need for water

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need for shelter

Question 18

A zoo hatched 100 eggs from three different types of butterflies. They watched the population of each type of butterfly and recorded the number of butterflies for five months. Which of the following is true?

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The zebra swallowtails decreased greatly over time

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The painted lady population died out

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The monarch butterfly population decreased from June to July

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The painted lady population stayed constant

Question 19

Decomposers are essential to life on Earth because they

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produce nutrients essential for plant growth.

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prevent large numbers of predators.

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increase the carbon dioxide level.

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decrease the number of hours of sunlight.

Question 20

All the living and nonliving things in an area interacting with each other is a(n)

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ecosystem.

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abiotic.

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ecology.

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environment.

Question 21

What happens to an ecosystem if there is less available food than normal?

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The population might decrease.

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Trees would replace other plants.

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The population would increase.

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More people would move into the area.

Question 22

Which choice describes a population?

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a group of living things of one species

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different organisms living together

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different ecosystems interacting with each other

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a large number of living things

Question 23

In the food chain shown above, what will most likely happen to the size of the coyote population if the grasshopper population increases?

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The coyote population will increase.

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The coyote population will remain the same.

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The coyote population will decrease.

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The coyote population will move to a new area.

Question 24

In the food chain in the diagram above, what most likely will happen to the owl population if the grass is destroyed?

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The owl population would decrease.

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The owl population would increase.

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The owl population would stay the same.

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The owl population would immediately leave.

Question 25

What does a consumer receive from a producer?

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energy

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carbon dioxide

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wastes

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nothing

Question 26

If a squirrel ate an acorn, what level of the food chain would the squirrel be?

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It would be a consumer.

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It would be a producer.

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It would be a niche.

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It would be a decomposer.

Question 27

Which is NOT an example of a behavioral adaptation?

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camoflauge

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hibernating

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migrating

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huddling

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT an example of an organism's niche?

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A bear hibernates for the winter.

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Ducks dabble to eat small aquatic plants and shelled animals

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An oak tree grows to dominate a forest canopy, and turns sunlight into its food.

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A butterfly helps pollinate plants, and their eggs laid on leaves provide food for worms and insects.

Question 29

Which of the following best describes the living and non-living parts of the diagram above?

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ecosystem

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niche

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community

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species

Question 30

For the blue crab, the open bay of the Chesapeake Bay region is its -

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habitat

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species

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community

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population

Question 31

Which describes energy through this food web?

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Snakes get energy from salamanders and mice.

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Salamanders get energy from snakes and mice.

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Acorns get energy from insects and pine trees.

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Mice get energy from salamanders and insects.

Question 32

Which of these is a difference between tadpoles and adult frogs?

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Only frogs can survive on land.

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Only tadpoles can swim

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Only tadpoles can lay eggs.

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Only frogs are eaten by predators.

Question 33

Where does the energy for an ocean food chain come?

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the sun

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ocean waves

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whales

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salt

Question 34

All of these are consumers EXCEPT a -

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tree

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butterfly

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wasp

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bullfrog

Question 35

Which of the following organisms provides energy for more than one organism in this food web?

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plant

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bird

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mouse

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fox

Question 36

A niche is

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the role that an organism performs in the food web of that community.

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the place where an animal or plant naturally lives.

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a type of lizard.

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the same species living in the same place at the same time.

Question 37

A habitat is

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the place where an animal or plant naturally lives.

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the role that an organism performs in the food web of that community.

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a place I like to visit every now and then.

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a type of variable in a science experiment.

Question 38

Organisms that live in the same ecosystem and share the same need for resources must _____ for them

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compete

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share willingly

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interact

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change

Question 39

. Animals that help break down the dead organisms that fall to the ground are _____

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decomposer

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producer

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consumer

Question 40

The interactions and organization within an ecosystem is based on the utilization of energy from the ____.

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sun

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moon

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Earth

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plants

Question 41

The arrow in a food chain always points to the organism_____

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doing the eating

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getting eaten

Question 42

Different populations of plants and animals living in the same place at the same time make up a -

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Community

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Population

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Food Web

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Producers

Question 43

This image shows an ecosystem because __________________ and ___________________ things interact together.

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Living; Nonliving

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Producers; Consumers

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Living; Decomposers

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Producers; Nonliving

Ecosystems

50 questions

What makes up the cardinal (a kind of bird) population in Prince William Forest Park?

Which of the following would be a part of the community in which the cardinals (a kind of bird) live? Select ALL possible answers.

Which three components of an ecosystem are nonliving? Select all three.

Which description best completes this table?

The energy in any ecosystem comes from the ______.

Energy is returned to the nutrient pool through ______.

Study this food chain. What is the producer?

Study this food chain. What is a consumer?

Study this food chain. What is the decomposer?

Which component of this ecosystem has the most amount of energy?

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