Ecosystems Quiz

What is an ecosystem?

• All the things, living and non-living, in an environment that interact with each other.

• Some living things.

• All the things, living and non-living, in an environment that DO NOT interact with each other.

• Non-living things and biomes.

All the things around us make up the ....

• environment

• ecosystem

• life

• organism

Living things, called _______, carry out basic life functions like: • get energy from food • grow and develop • get rid of waste • respond to environment • reproduce.

• biomes

• worms

• organisms

• people

People, animals, and plants are all organisms.

• True

• False

An ecosystem can be huge like the Amazon Rainforest or as small as a puddle in your backyard.

• True

• False

Ecosystems come in all different sizes.

• True

• False

Ecosystems can be sorted into three groups: • Micro Ecosystem • Messo Ecosystem • Environments

• True

• False

Are very large ecosystems or even collections of ecosystems with millions of animals and trees.

• Organisms

• Ecosystems

• Biomes

• Micro Ecosystem

Are defined by their plant life, climate, and amount of rainfall

• Organisms

• Terrestrial Biomes

• Aquatic Biomes

• Messo Environment

Aquatic biomes are made up of two types:

• marine regions (salt water)

• freshwater regions.

• True

• False