Ecosystem Quiz

The pond above is home to populations of dragonflies, ducks, and small fish. What other population would most likely live in the pond ecosystem?

• Cacti

• Frogs

• Sharks

• Squirrels

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Based on the information above, which animal is best supported in a desert ecosystem with high daytime temperatures?

• Black-tailed jackrabbit

• Marsh rabbit

• Mountain hare

• Volcano rabbit

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Based on the information above, which animal is best supported in an arctic ecosystem with cold winters?

• Black-tailed jackrabbit

• Marsh rabbit

• Mountain hare

• Volcano rabbit

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The shortgrass prairie is an ecosystem found in the Great Plains. Many different populations of animals depend on the prairie ecosystem for survival. A typical community includes animals such as snakes, birds, mice, rodents, and insects. Which food chain most accurately demonstrates the flow of energy in a shortgrass prairie ecosystem shown above?

• Grasshopper → bird → rodent → buffalo

• Hawk → snake → mouse → grasshopper

• Grasshopper → mouse → snake → hawk

• Snake → hawk → skunk → mouse

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Observe the food chain above. Which organism’s population would increase if finches were removed from the ecosystem?

• Grass

• Grasshopper

• Snake

• Hawk

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The roadrunner is a desert bird that eats fruits and seeds. It also eats insects, spiders, scorpions, and rattlesnakes. What would likely happen if the roadrunner population disappeared from its ecosystem?

• There would be no more fruits or seeds.

• There would be a decrease in spider populations.

• The rattlesnake population would stay the same.

• There would be an increase in scorpion populations.

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Flowers depend on sunlight to make their own food. Butterflies eat nectar from the flowers. Toads eat butterflies. How can the flow of energy in the environment be described?

• Toads provide energy to butterflies.

• Nectar provides energy to flowers.

• Flowers provide energy to butterflies.

• Flowers provide energy to the Sun.

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What is one example of the way that energy flows in the food chain above?

• Energy flows from grass to the Sun.

• Energy flows from hawks to snakes.

• Energy flows from grasshoppers to finches.

• Energy flows from snakes to finches.

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Which organism in the terrarium shown above starts the flow of energy through the food chain?

• Cricket

• Water

• Grass

• Lizard

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There has been reduced rainfall in the area. A drought occurs at the pond. What is the most likely way the drought will affect the animals in the above ecosystem?

• The frogs will move.

• The squirrels will die.

• The dragonflies will thrive.

• The fish will die.

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