Ecosystem Quiz

An ecosystem is a large, biological community of only living organisms that interact with on another.

• True

• False

Abiotic factors are important for survival.

• True

• False

________ are organisms that get their energy by feeding on producers or other consumers.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• all of these

Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor?

• sunlight

• temperature

• water

• grass

The natural home or environment of animals, plants, and other organisms is a(n) __________.

• niche

• population

• habitat

• ecosystem

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

• An animal that eats other animals

• An animal that eats plants

• A living thing that makes its own food using sunlight

• An organism that breaks down dead things into nutrients

What is an ecosystem?

• Plants, animals, and microscopic organisms

• Rocks, water, and air

• Animals that eat other animals

• Living things and their physical surroundings

What is a carnivore?

• An animal that eats other animals

• An animal that eats plants

• A living thing that makes its own food using sunlight

• An organism that breaks down dead things into nutrients

What is a herbivore?

• An animal that eats other animals

• An animal that eats plants

• A living thing that makes its own food using sunlight

• An organism that breaks down dead things into nutrients

What is a food chain?

• A line-up of how energy is transferred in an ecosystem

• An animal that eats other animals

• An animal that eats plants

• An organism that breaks down dead things into nutrients