Chapter 5 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of 'ecosystem'?

• All the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in a given area

• Everything that surrounds a living thing

• All the living things of the same kind that live in the same place at the same time

• All the populations that live together in the same place

What is a 'carnivore'?

• Living things that eat only plants

• A consumer that hunts other animals for food

• A living thing that breaks down waste and things that have died

• Living things that hunt other animals for food

What is the role of a 'decomposer' in an ecosystem?

• Living things that eat food

• Living things that eat plants and other animals for food

• A living thing that breaks down waste and things that have died

• Living things that make their own food

What is 'prey' in a food chain?

• A living thing that breaks down waste and things that have died

• Any animal that is hunted by others for food

• A consumer that hunts other animals for food

• Living things that eat only plants

What is the definition of 'adaptation'?

• Struggle that happens when two or more living things need the same resource

• A trait that helps a living thing survive in its environment

• The flow of energy between food chains which ties a community together

• The movement of energy from one type of living thing to another

What is a 'producer' in an ecosystem?

• Everything that surrounds a living thing

• All the living things of the same kind that live in the same place at the same time

• Living things that make their own food

• All the populations that live together in the same place

What is the role of a 'consumer' in an ecosystem?

• Living things that make their own food

• Living things that eat food

• Living things that eat only plants

• A living thing that breaks down waste and things that have died

What is a 'predator' in an ecosystem?

• A living thing that breaks down waste and things that have died

• Living things that eat plants and other animals for food

• A consumer that hunts other animals for food

• Living things that eat only plants

What is 'decay' in an ecosystem?

• Struggle that happens when two or more living things need the same resource

• The movement of energy from one type of living thing to another

• To break down, or rot

• The flow of energy between food chains which ties a community together

What is a 'herbivore' in an ecosystem?

• Living things that eat food

• Living things that eat only plants

• A living thing that breaks down waste and things that have died

• Living things that make their own food