Ecosystem Quiz

Below is a model of a pond ecosystem that a group of fourth graders are analyzing. Which of the following best describes the role of the mosquito?

• The mosquito is a consumer because it consumes other insects to live.

• The mosquito is a consumer because it eats dead materials.

• The mosquito is a producer because it makes its own food.

• The mosquito is a decomposer because it eats insects.

Below is a model of an ocean ecosystem that a group of fourth graders are analyzing. The student claims that only consumers are shown in the community. Which of the following pieces of evidence would support this claim?

• There is a living organism in the model that breaks down dead materials.

• There is a living organism in the model that is a predator and eats its prey.

• There is a living organism in the model that makes its own food.

• There is a living organism in the model that grows to be very large.

A team of fourth grade students were tasked with developing a model to describe the roles of animals in a community. The students created the following model of a mangrove near the ocean. Using the model, which of the following best describe the role of the heron?

• The heron is a consumer because it eats small fish.

• The heron is a producer since it makes its own food.

• The heron is a decomposer because it eats the crabs.

• The heron is a producer since it eats the roots of the mangrove tree.

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A student made the following chart to describe the roles of animals in a forest ecosystem. Another classmate reviewed the chart. Which of the following BEST illustrates the feedback the student should give?

• The description for a consumer needs to change to eat another living animal. They do not eat plants. Therefore, the rabbit is not a consumer.

• The description for producers and decomposers should be swapped. A producer makes its own food and a decomposer breaks down dead material.

• The description for a decomposer needs to change to make its own food after breaking down dead material. An example of a decomposer is a hawk.

• The description for consumer and decomposers should be swapped. A consumer makes its own food and a decomposer eats another living thing.

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A student claims that only consumers are labeled and part of the ecosystem since consumers require food to survive. Which of the following BEST describes whether the student's claim is correct or incorrect?

• The student’s claim is correct; consumers eat or make food in order to survive.

• The student’s claim is correct; consumers are a type of producer since they both require food.

• The student’s claim is incorrect; an ecosystem needs producers in order to make food for the consumers to eat.

• The student’s claim is incorrect; an ecosystem only needs producers so they can make their own food.

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Students were observing the ocean ecosystem below. Which statement best describes the correct flow of energy amongst each organism?

• The sun feed the fish, the fish feed the seal and the bird.

• The sun feeds the lobster, the lobster feeds the plants, the plants feed the fish.

• The sun feeds the fish, the fish feeds the seals and the birds.

• The sun feeds the plants, the plants feed the lobster, the lobster feeds the fish, seal, and bird.

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The diagram below shows a prairie food web. In this food web, which of the following shows where energy starts?

• a. Sun

• b. Prairie grass

• c. Plant seeds

• d. Deer

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A fourth grader developed the model below. Which of the following BEST describes the role of the decomposer in the food web above?

• a. The decomposer breaks down the secondary consumer once it is dead that will give nutrients to the producer.

• b. The decomposer hunts and eats both of the consumers, which then breaks them down for the producer to use.

• c. The decomposer eats the secondary consumer, which is then eaten by the producer.

• d. The decomposer is where energy is created.

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Analyzing the food web below, what effect would the decline of the black bear population have on the other organisms? Choose all that apply.

• The amount of berries would increase.

• The amount of rabbit would increase.

• The amount of owls would decrease.

• The amount of berries would decrease.

• The amount of deer would decrease.

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Tomato plants grow in warm weather. If the temperature drops below 32°F for two days in a row, what will most likely happen to the tomato plants?

• They will die.

• They will migrate.

• They will hibernate.

• They will grow faster.

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