Ecosystems and Biomes Quiz

If a kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass, the kestrel is a

• producer.

• second-level consumer.

• first-level consumer.

• decomposer.fds

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An organism that can make its own food is called a

(a)  

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• scavenger

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The best way to represent a large, complex system, such as the water cycle, would be a

• bar graph.

• life-size drawing.

• graph

• computer model.

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In which process do producers use carbon from carbon dioxide to produce other carbon-containing molecules?

• the nitrogen cycle

• photosynthesis

• precipitation

• the water cycle

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If you were to make a physical model of the carbon cycle, what shape would the model take on?

• linear

• triangular

• circular

• linear with stops and starts

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A group of land ecosystems with similar climates and organisms is called a(n)

(a)  

• biome.
• energy pyramid.
• climate.
• food web.

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Ponds and rivers are two types of

(a)  

• freshwater ecosystems.
• marine ecosystems.
• rainforest biomes.
• estuary ecosystems.

The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(n)

(a)  

• food web.
• niche.
• energy pyramid.
• feeding level.

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Which biome is extremely cold and dry?

(a)  

• tundra
• desert
• grassland
• mountainstundra

Bacteria and fungi are known as ____________________ because they break down the remains of organisms.

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