Ecosystem quiz

Where does the food chain begin?

• with consumers that eat grass

• with the sun providing energy to producers

• with the sun providing energy to consumers

• with consumers that eat other consumers

Explain the flow of energy in this food chain (who passes energy to whom).

• The hawk gives energy to the snake. The snake gives energy to the mouse. The mouse gives energy to the grasshopper which gives energy to the grass.

• The mouse gives energy to the hawk. The snake gives energy to the grasshopper. The grass gives energy to the snake.

• The grass gives energy to the grasshopper. The grasshopper gives energy to the mouse. The mouse gives energy to the snake which gives energy to the hawk.

What are the five basic things that most organisms need to survive?

• Air, light, food, water, and shelter

• Air, food, light, instincts, and shelter

• Air, water, brains, food, and shelter

• Air, food, water, weapons, and shelter

The place where an organism lives is its _________.

• habitat

• abiotic

• ecosystem

• community

Select ALL types of terrestrial ecosystems.

• Swamp

• Grasslands

• Desert

• Tropical rainforest

Water-related ecosystems include those with ________ water and ________ water.

• Freshwater and saltwater

• Muddy water and saltwater

• Freshwater and sugary water

Select ALL aquatic ecosystems.

• Stream

• Swamp

• Tropical rainforest

• River

What is an ecosystem?

• A community of living and non-living things

• Only plants

• Only animals

• A group of humans in a community

A straight line of organisms showing one organism eating or using energy only from the previous organism is called

• Food Web

• Food Chain

• Decomposer

• Ecosystem

A group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates. This is a large piece of land (even global).

• desert

• deciduous

• canopy

• Biome