A place that provides all the things an organism needs to live

A place where only animals live

What is a population in the context of biology?

A group of organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time

A group of people living in the same city

A single organism living in an area

All the plants and animals living in a particular area

What does the term "community" refer to in an ecological context?

B) The group of all populations in an area

A) A group of interacting individuals of the same species in an area

C) A collection of different ecosystems

D) The non-living components of an environment

A consumer that hunts and eats another animal

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

A plant that is eaten by animals

A producer that creates its own food through photosynthesis

What is the definition of prey?

Any animal that is hunted by others for food

An animal that hunts other animals for food

A plant that is eaten by animals

A type of animal that lives in the water

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

An organism that can make its own food for energy

An organism that consumes other organisms for energy

An organism that decomposes dead matter

An organism that relies on water for energy

What are consumers in an ecosystem?

Organisms that get their energy from eating other organisms

Organisms that produce their own food through photosynthesis

Organisms that decompose dead material

Organisms that rely solely on water for energy

A consumer that eats and gets energy only from plants.

A consumer that eats both plants and animals.

A producer that makes its own food through photosynthesis.

A consumer that eats and gets energy only from animals.

A consumer that eats and gets energy only from animals

A consumer that eats and gets energy from plants only

A consumer that eats and gets energy from both plants and animals

A producer that makes its own food through photosynthesis

A consumer that eats and gets energy from plants and animals.

A consumer that only eats plants.

A consumer that only eats animals.

A producer that makes its own food.

What is a decomposer?

An organism that gets its energy from breaking down wastes and dead organisms

An organism that gets its energy from the sun

An organism that gets its energy from eating other living organisms

An organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis

What is a food chain?

C. A series of steps by which energy moves from one type of living thing to another

A. A series of restaurants linked by a common owner

B. A process by which water cycles through the environment

D. A method of categorizing different types of foods

The image shows a simple food chain. Which of the following correctly describes the flow of energy in this food chain?

D. Sun → Grass → Mouse → Snake → Eagle

A. Sun → Eagle → Snake → Mouse → Grass

B. Grass → Mouse → Snake → Eagle

C. Eagle → Snake → Mouse → Grass → Sun

C. A diagram that combines many food chains into one picture

A. A process by which plants produce energy

B. A single pathway of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem that results in energy transfer

D. A list of all the food items eaten by a particular animal

What does the food pyramid show about the transfer of energy in a food chain?

Each level of a food chain passes on less food energy than the level before it.

Each level of a food chain passes on more food energy than the level before it.

Each level of a food chain passes on the same amount of food energy as the level before it.

The food pyramid does not relate to energy transfer in a food chain.

Match the following levels of classification to their definitions:

All the different living things

All the biotic and abiotic things

A drought has hit this grassland biome. How will this effect the rabbit population?

The rabbit population will decrease.

The rabbits will increase in number.

The rabbit population will stay the same.

The rabbit population will become extinct immediately.

Ecosystem Components Quiz with slides

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the components of an ecosystem?

Only living things

Only nonliving things

Both living and nonliving things and their interactions

Only animals and plants

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is considered a nonliving component of an ecosystem?

Animals

Plants

Water

Fungus

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is considered a living component of an ecosystem?

Light

Air

Bacteria

Minerals

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a biotic component in an ecosystem?

Water

Soil

Animals

Air

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic component in an ecosystem?

Fungus

Bacteria

Plants

Light

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do biotic factors in an ecosystem include?

Only animals and plants

Only protists and bacteria

Only fungus and animals

Plants, animals, protists, fungus, and bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a biotic factor?

Minerals

Bacteria

Animals

Fungus

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Ecosystem Components Quiz with slides

45 questions

What are the components of an ecosystem?

Which of the following is considered a nonliving component of an ecosystem?

Which of the following is considered a living component of an ecosystem?

Which of the following is an example of a biotic component in an ecosystem?

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic component in an ecosystem?

What do biotic factors in an ecosystem include?

Which of the following is not a biotic factor?

What is a habitat?

Which of the following is NOT a type of habitat shown in the diagram?

What is a population in the context of biology?

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