Terrarium Build Information Quiz

Select the plants that can be used in a terrarium.

• Moss

• cactus

• Succulents

• Carnivorous plants

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True or False: Bugs and soil from outside are harmful to a terrarium.

• True

• False

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What are the necessary steps, in order, to make a terrarium?

• Add gravel, add mesh, add soil, add hardscape, add large plants, add moss, add water

• Add gravel, add soil, add mesh, add moss, add large plants, add water

• Add soil, add water, add hardscape, add moss, add large plants

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Select the creatures that ARE NOT beneficial

to the ecosystem of a terrarium.

(choose all that are NOT beneficial)

• Isopods

• Ants

• Springtails

• Millipedes

• Earthworms

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This diagram represents a closed terrarium exposed to sunlight. What must happen for the carbon cycle to continue in this terrarium?

• All organisms must continue to exchange gases. Snails producing carbon dioxide while plants produce oxygen.

• The snails must double their production of carbon dioxide.

• The plant must produce carbon dioxide at a faster rate.

• The decomposers must begin to produce oxygen.

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Which statement correctly describes part of the carbon cycle?

• The amount of carbon in the soil increases when plants decay.

• The amount of carbon in the ocean decreases when fossil fuels are burned.

• The amount of carbon in the atmosphere decreases when igneous rocks form.

• The amount of carbon in the atmosphere increases when photosynthesis occurs.

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How does water move in a terrarium in your science project?

• By animal activity

• Through pipes

• Using a pump

• Through evaporation and condensation and transpiration.

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As you are setting up a small ecosystem, what is the main difference between a terrarium and an aquarium?

• A terrarium cannot have animals

• An aquarium is larger

• A terrarium has soil and less water

• An aquarium has more plants

Why are centipedes not good for a terrarium ecosystem?

• centipedes are predators and they will hunt all the other creatures to extinction then die out themselves

• centipedes give off a toxic substance and they will poison the entire system

• Centipedes require much more water than the typical insect and thus will use up all the water too early

• centipedes are actually grate for a terrarium and this is a trick question

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Why are millipedes good for a terrarium set up? (choose all that apply)

• Millipedes work to help break down plant matter

• Millipedes are detritivores and considered part of the important clean up crew in a terrarium system and in nature

• Millipedes are kind of like centipedes but they have shorter legs and thus are not as good at hunting as centipedes

• millipedes are actually not good for terrariums and this is a trick question

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