Quiz about Ecosystem Unit Test

Question 1

Which organisms feed on the remains of dead plants and animals?

Accepted Answer

decomposers

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omnivores

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herbivores

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carnivores

Question 2

Organisms that use energy from the sun to make their own food are called

Accepted Answer

producers

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carnivores

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consumers

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omnivores

Question 3

In a food chain, the organism pictured is considered a(n)

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autotroph

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consumer

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herbivore

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decomposer

Question 4

What type of organism would recycle a dead tree in the forest?

Accepted Answer

decomposer

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omnivore

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herbivore

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scavenger

Question 5

Beginning with the producer, which represents the correct order in a typical food chain?

Accepted Answer

grass-rabbit-fox-mountain lion

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producer

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mountain lion-fox-rabbit-grass

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grass-fox-rabbit-mountain lion

Question 6

How do some animals, such as bears, deal with seasonal changes in the environment that result in cold temperatures and little food?

Accepted Answer

They hibernate.

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They become extinct.

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They are camouflaged.

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They leave and find another home.

Question 7

If an animal lives in an ecosystem that changes slowly over many years, how will it most likely respond to the change?

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It will adapt.

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It will hibernate.

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It will become extinct.

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It will leave the area.

Question 8

What organism is the producer?

Accepted Answer

Plants

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Arthropds

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Birds

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Fungi

Question 9

A mouse eats acorns and seeds on the ground. Then, a hawk eats the mouse. What is the hawk's role in this food chain?

Accepted Answer

predator

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producer

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consumer

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prey

Question 10

The hairy rattleweed is a plant that grows in open pine woods in Georgia. Many of these woods have been cut down. How does this change in the environment MOST LIKELY affect the hairy rattleweed?

Accepted Answer

The number of plants will decrease.

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The number of plants will increase.

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The number of plants will remain the same.

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The number of plants will first increase, then decrease.

Question 11

Many different trees and shrubs live in the Blue Ridge Mountains. This woody habitat supports many types of animals. One species, the black bear, lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains. What effect would logging MOST LIKELY have on the black bear?

Accepted Answer

The black bear would adapt to the changes in its habitat and the numbers would stay about the same.

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The black bear would become extinct.

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The black bear would most likely become a predator of other animals.

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The black bear would most likely move away in search of food and shelter.

Question 12

The red-cockaded woodpecker is found in the pine forests of Georgia. It eats insects found in the barks of the pine trees and nests in the trees. How will a reduction in the number of pine trees MOST LIKELY affect the red-cockaded woodpecker?

Accepted Answer

It will decrease in number.

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It will adapt to a new habitat.

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It will build nests in other trees.

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It will hide better from animals that eat it.

Question 13

How do the elephants help to maintain the population of birds that you can see perched on their backs in the picture above?

Accepted Answer

The elephants supply a much needed food source by allowing the birds to eat bugs off their backs.

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The elephants supply a place for the birds to nest and reproduce.

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The elephants provide diversity in ecosystems by carrying the birds long distances as they travel in herds.

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The elephants provide a fresh water supply by carrying the birds back and forth from their local watering hole.

Question 14

A lion would be considered a

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predator

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competitor

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offspring

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prey

Question 15

A food chain is a circle. The transfer of energy moves from plant to animals to decomposer and back to plant. What supplies the energy the plants need?

Accepted Answer

sun

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animals

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water

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wind

Question 16

We eat food for energy. The energy for any food chain begins with the sun and sunlight. Name an organism that is a producer that converts sunlight into chemical energy or sugar.

Accepted Answer

Plants

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Consumers

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Decomposers

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Consumers.

Question 17

Plants make their own food using energy from the Sun, carbon dioxide from the air, and

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water from the soil.

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oxygen from the air.

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the soil it grows in.

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fertilizer from the store.

Question 18

Consider this energy pyramid. Energy moves up through the rows of the pyramid, starting with the grass at the bottom. Where does the grass get energy from?

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the Sun

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the air

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the Earth

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the water

Question 19

Unlike animals, plants use energy right from the Sun. What do plants make using the energy from the Sun?

Accepted Answer

food

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flowers

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leaves

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water

Question 20

Which of these scenarios will upset the stability of the local ecosystem the MOST?

Accepted Answer

A local factory clears land to build and blocks the flow of the only river in the area..

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A tree is cut down to be used for firewood.

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A hiking trail is cleared through the state park in your area.

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A person decides to build their small home in the middle of a forest.

Question 21

Decomposers such as fungi, insects, and molds get their energy from __________.

Accepted Answer

Decaying plants and animals

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Water

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Fertilizer

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All of the above

Question 22

Which of the following statements about producers is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

they make their own food

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they eat other organisms

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they make things other than food

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they obtain food by breaking down the remains of other living things

Question 23

How does an increase in the number of people on Earth negatively affect the environment?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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more water is used causing draughts and affecting habitats

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more fossil fuels are burned

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habitats are destroyed because more space is needed

Question 24

Loggers remove a large portion of forest. Which of the following would NOT be considered a harmful effect this would have on the habitat of a squirrel?

Accepted Answer

the squirrel would have more space to move around

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the squirrel would have fewer places to use as shelter

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the squirrel would face more exposure to predators

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the squirrel would have less resources to use as food

Question 25

A student wants to build a model of a grasslands food chain that includes a frog, grasshopper, snake, and grass. Which organism belongs in this food chain immediately after the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Grass

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Frog

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Snake

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Mosquito

Question 26

An environment that meets the needs of an organism.

Accepted Answer

Habitat

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Niche

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Food Chain

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Prey

Question 27

A series of organisms that depend on one another for food.

Accepted Answer

Food Chain

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Prey

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Food Web

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Energy Pyramid

Question 28

Consumers that are eaten by predators.

Accepted Answer

Prey

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environment

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Habitat

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Consumer

Question 29

A consumer that eats prey.

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Predator

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Prey

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Consumer

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Food Web

Question 30

a group of food chains that overlap.

Accepted Answer

Food Web

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Food Chain

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Producer

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Consumer

Question 31

The living and nonliving things in an environment or area.

Accepted Answer

ecosystem

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food web

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abiotic

Question 32

Choose the producer

Accepted Answer

apple tree

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mushroom

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deer

Question 33

Choose the decomposer

Accepted Answer

mushroom

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apple tree

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deer

Question 34

Choose the consumer

Accepted Answer

deer

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apple tree

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mushroom

Question 35

Could the following factor lead to extinction?

Destruction of animals' habitat

Accepted Answer

yes

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no

Question 36

Mice and grasshoppers are examples of prey.

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True

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False

Question 37

No longer existing as a species

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extinct

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ecosystem

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population

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habitat

Question 38

all the members of ONE species that live within an area of an ecosystem

Accepted Answer

population

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habitat

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extinct

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fossil

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