Ecology Quiz

What is a food chain?

• A type of fast food restaurant chain

• A method of preserving food through canning

• A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

• A type of exercise equipment used for weightlifting

What is a food web?

• A type of food delivery service for web developers

• A cooking technique using a web-shaped mold

• A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

• A type of spider web made of food particles

What is an ecosystem?

• A new type of exercise equipment

• A type of exotic fruit

• A community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment

• A type of computer software

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

• Microorganisms that break down dead organic matter

• Plants that rely on other organisms for food

• Animals that hunt for food in the ecosystem

• Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis

What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

• Microorganisms that break down dead organic matter

• Plants that produce energy through photosynthesis

• Animals that only eat other animals

• Organisms that obtain energy by consuming other organisms or organic matter.

What is the role of a herbivore in a food chain?

• To provide shelter for other animals

• To break down dead plants and animals

• To consume plants and transfer energy from plants to animals

• To hunt and consume other herbivores

What is the role of an omnivore in a food web?

• Playing no role in the food web

• Consuming only plants in the food web

• Consuming both plants and animals in the food web

• Consuming only animals in the food web

What is the importance of photosynthesis in an ecosystem?

• Photosynthesis is important for producing nitrogen and minerals for the ecosystem.

• Photosynthesis is important for producing oxygen and food for the ecosystem.

• Photosynthesis is important for producing sunlight and heat for the ecosystem.

• Photosynthesis is important for producing carbon dioxide and water for the ecosystem.

What is the role of a carnivore in a food chain?

• To provide shelter for other animals

• To break down dead plants and animals

• To consume plants and transfer energy from plants to animals

• To consume animals and transfer energy from animals to higher trophic levels

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

• Decomposers consume plants and transfer energy from plants to animals

• Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil

• Decomposers hunt and consume other herbivores

• Decomposers play no role in the ecosystem