Ecosystems Quiz

What is a food chain?

• A list of our favorite foods

• A sequence of who eats whom in a biological community

• A chain made out of food

• A shopping list for groceries

What type of habitat do polar bears live in?

• Desert

• Rainforest

• Arctic

• Grassland

What does biodiversity refer to?

• The variety of shopping malls in a city

• The number of cars in a parking lot

• The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem

• The different types of video games available

What is interdependence in an ecosystem?

• How fast plants grow

• The independence day of animals

• The reliance of organisms on each other for food, shelter, and other needs

• The ability of an animal to live by itself

What is an adaptation?

• A new movie based on a book

• A change in a plant or animal that makes it better suited to its environment

• The process of moving to a new country

• A type of exercise

What is pollution?

• The process of making something clean

• The presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects

• A type of solution for math problems

• The act of playing in a pool

What is a food web?

• A spider's web made out of spaghetti

• A single line of who eats whom

• A complex network of who eats whom in an ecosystem

• A web page about food

What is photosynthesis?

• The process by which plants eat insects

• The process by which plants make their food using sunlight

• The process of cooking food using solar energy

• The process of taking photos in the sunlight

What are biotic factors in an ecosystem?

• Non-living things like water and rocks

• Living things like plants and animals

• The weather and climate

• Buildings and roads

What are abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

• Living things like plants and animals

• Non-living things like water and rocks

• The weather and climate

• Buildings and roads