Ecosystem Quiz

How does energy flow between different organisms in an ecosystem?

• Energy flows through physical contact between organisms.

• Energy flows through trophic (food) relationships.

• Energy flows through the air.

• Energy flows through water currents.

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

• An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.

• An organism that uses the sun's energy to produce its own food through photosynthesis.

• An organism that gets energy by eating only plants.

• An organism that gets energy by eating only meat.

Which of the following is an example of a herbivore?

• A lion

• A bear

• A deer

• A snake

Which of the following best describes an omnivore?

• An organism that gets energy by eating only plants.

• An organism that gets energy by eating only meat.

• An organism that gets energy by eating both plants and animals.

• An organism that uses the sun's energy to produce its own food.

What is an example of a carnivore?

• A tree

• A deer

• A bear

• A lion

Create a food chain for the following set of organisms: Mouse, hawk, seeds, snake.

• Seeds → Mouse → Snake → Hawk

• Mouse → Seeds → Hawk → Snake

• Hawk → Snake → Mouse → Seeds

• Seeds → Snake → Mouse → Hawk

Create a food chain for the following set of organisms: Insect, flower, snake, frog.

• Flower → Insect → Frog → Snake

• Insect → Flower → Snake → Frog

• Snake → Frog → Insect → Flower

• Flower → Snake → Insect → Frog

Create a food chain for the following set of organisms: Bird, eagle, fly, apple tree.

• Apple tree → Fly → Bird → Eagle

• Bird → Apple tree → Fly → Eagle

• Eagle → Bird → Fly → Apple tree

• Fly → Apple tree → Bird → Eagle

What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

• An organism that makes its own energy through photosynthesis.

• An organism that gets its energy by consuming other organisms.

• The non-living parts of an ecosystem.

• The living parts of an ecosystem.

What is another name for a heterotroph?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Biotic

• Abiotic