Science Quiz

What makes up an ecosystem?

• all the animals living in a rain forest

• the space where a plant or animal lives

• all of one kind of animal or plant in the same area

• living and nonliving things that interact in the same space

What is a habitat?

• all the animals living in the ocean

• the space where a plant or animal lives

• all of one kind of animal or plant in the same area

• living and nonliving things that interact in the same space

What is the term for everything that surrounds a living thing?

• community

• environment

• habitat

• population

Which word describes all the deer living in the same area?

• community

• ecosystem

• habitat

• population

Which word describes a group of populations that interact with each other in the same place?

• community

• ecosystem

• environment

• habitat

Ecosystems contain living and nonliving things. Which is a nonliving part of an ecosystem?

• fish

• lily pad

• snail

• water

Most of Earth is made up of which type of ecosystem?

• desert

• freshwater

• grassland

• saltwater

Look at the picture of the pond ecosystem. What are some populations in this ecosystem?

• fish, ducks, water

• grass, fish, ducks

• rocks, ducks, fish

• water, rocks, grass

This bar graph shows the amount of rainfall each year in four kinds of forest ecosystems. Which type of forest gets the most rainfall?

• deciduous forest

• tropical rain forest

• coastal forest

• coniferous forest

This bar graph shows the amount of rainfall each year in four kinds of forest ecosystems. Which type of forest gets the least rainfall?

• deciduous forest

• tropical rain forest

• coastal forest

• coniferous forest