Quiz about Ecosystem Unit Review

Question 1

What makes up the cardinal population in Prince William Forest Park?

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all the cardinals living in Prince William Forest Park

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all the birds in Virginia

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all the living and nonliving components at the edge of the forest

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only the living things at the edge of the forest

Question 2

Which of the following would be a part of the community in which the cardinals live? Select ALL possible answers.

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trees

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other birds

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rocks

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water

Question 3

Which three components of an ecosystem are nonliving? Select all three.

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Air

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Nutrients

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Sunlight

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Decomposer

Question 4

Which description best completes this table?

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a field mouse

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all the nonliving components in the meadow

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all the food the field mouse eats

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all the producers in the meadow

Question 5

Study this food chain. What is the producer?

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grass

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grasshopper

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mushroom

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snake

Question 6

Study this food chain. What is a consumer?

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owl

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grass

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mushroom

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sun

Question 7

Study this food chain. What is the decomposer?

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mushroom

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grass

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owl

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grasshopper

Question 8

Which component of this ecosystem has the most amount of energy?

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producers

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consumers

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decomposers

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insects

Question 9

Study this food web. Which organisms provide energy for more than one organism in this food web? Select ALL that apply.

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frog

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grasshopper

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fox

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owl

Question 10

If a group of raccoons was introduced to this ecosystem and began eating frogs, what would most likely happen?

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There will be less snakes in the area

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There will be less grasshoppers in the area

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Snakes will begin eating grasshoppers

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Frogs will begin eating plants

Question 11

Study the food web. Which two organisms are in direct competition for food?

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frog and bird

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frog and mouse

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fox and rabbit

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owl and bird

Question 12

The great horned owl has a sharp beak and claws used for catching prey and tearing meat. It has good eyesight to see in low light. Which of these is part of the niche of the great horned owl?

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hunts small animals at night

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grazes on grass during the day

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comes out at dawn and gets worms from the ground

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comes out as dusk to sweep the sky for insects

Question 13

All species of plants & animals require four things in their habitat. Select the four requirements from the list below.

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food

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shelter

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water

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space

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ecosystem

Question 14

Yara is taking notes on niches. Which of the following should be added to her notes?

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an organism may have different niches during its life

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plants do not have niches

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all farm animals have the same niche

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a bird's niche is the sky

Question 15

Which of the following describes an organism whose niche has changed?

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A frog is a carnivore and a tadpole is an herbivore

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A cow is an herbivore and a calf is an herbivore

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A trout eats small fish and a goldfish eats plants and insects

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A bunny eats grass and a rabbit eats grass

Question 16

A zoo hatched 100 eggs from three different types of butterflies. They watched the population of each type of butterfly and recorded the number of butterflies for five months. Which of the following is true?

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The zebra swallowtails decreased greatly over time

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The painted lady population died out

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The monarch butterfly population decreased from June to July

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The painted lady population stayed constant

Question 17

Many tourists and locals have been fishing in the same spot in this lake for a long period of time. How will the organisms in this food web most likely be affected if this fishing continues?

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The pelican population will have less herring to eat.

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The frog population will have fewer dragonflies to eat.

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The dragonfly population will have more beetles to eat.

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The mayfly population will have less algae to eat.

Question 18

Which of the following diagrams best show how population, community, and ecosystem interrelate?

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Option A is correct

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B.

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C.

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D.

Question 19

A hedgehog is an animal that eats both plants and animals. Their niche in an ecosystem is a

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omnivore

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herbivore

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producer

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carnivore

Question 20

A tree is an example of a _______________.

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producer

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consumer

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decomposer

Question 21

Humans are considered _______________.

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consumers

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decomposers

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producers

Question 22

A worm is an example of a _______________.

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decomposer

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consumer

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producer

Question 23

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ________________.

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consumer

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decomposer

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producer

Question 24

This is an example of a ______________.

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food chain

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food pyramid

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food web

Question 25

This is an example of a ______________.

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food web

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food chain

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food pyramid

Question 26

Which of the organisms from the ecosystem would NOT be a decomposer?

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fish

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bacteria

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fungi

Question 27

Why are decomposers important in an ecosystem?

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They break down dead things and put nutrients back in the ground.

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They directly give energy to consumers.

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They are not important they are harmful.

Question 28

TRUE OR FALSE?

The sun is the main source of energy for all of life on earth.

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True

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False

Question 29

_______ are consumers that eat only meat.

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Carnivores

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Herbivores

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Omnivores

Question 30

________ are consumers that eat plants and meat.

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Omnivores

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Herbivores

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Carnivores

Question 31

Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to?

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decomposers

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producers

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herbivores

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omnivores

Question 32

An animal that is hunted by other animals for food is called _____________________ .

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Prey

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Victim

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Sally

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Predator

Question 33

Which is an example of how an animal has adapted using camouflage?

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a moth that is colored exactly like the tree it lives on

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a frog using its long tongue to catch a fly

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a lizard losing its tail when grabbed from behind

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a rattlesnake warning enemies to stay away with its rattle

Question 34

Which of the following are behavioral adaptations? Choose all that are correct.

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birds fly south in the winter

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bears hibernate in the winter

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sharks have sharp teeth to catch their prey

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prickly thorns on a cactus

Question 35

Which of the following describes the role or function an organism performs in the food web of its community?

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niche

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habitat

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life cycle

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adaptation

Question 36

Which of these is a community?

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Option B is correct

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A.

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C.

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D.

Question 37

An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a ___________________.

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Predator

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Villian

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Prey

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Fred

Question 38

Which mineral resource is mined in Virginia and used as fuel?

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Coal

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Oil

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Granite

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Limestone

Question 39

Each of the following of Virginia's minerals can be used for building materials

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coal

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limestone

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sand

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granite

Question 40

What resource do we mine from the Appalachian Plateau for our heating and industry?

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Coal

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Limestone

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Oil

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Granite

Question 41

Why are coal and trees called natural resources?

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They come from the Earth.

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Animals use trees.

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They are both renewable.

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Coal must be mined for us to use it.

Question 42

Why are coal and trees called natural resources?

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They come from the Earth.

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Animals use trees.

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They are both renewable.

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Coal must be mined for us to use it.

Question 43

Which VA natural resource is used to make countertops?

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granite

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coal

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limestone

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gravel

Question 44

Which VA natural resource is used to make glass, riverbeds, and roads?

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sand

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limestone

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gravel

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granite

Question 45

Which VA natural resource is broken down rock?

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gravel

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sand

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limestone

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granite

Question 46

Which of these VA natural resources is a key ingredient in cement?

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limestone

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coal

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gravel

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sand

Question 47

Which of these VA natural resources is burned in power plants to generate electricity?

Accepted Answer

coal

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granite

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limestone

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sand

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