Ecosystems Vocabulary Quiz

A food web is:

• A) A single food chain

• B) Two or more food chains that overlap

• C) A type of plant

• D) A kind of animal

A Producer is an organism that:

• Eats other animals

• Makes its own food

• Lives in water

• Flies in the sky

A Herbivore is an animal that:

• Eats only plants

• Eats only meat

• Eats both plants and meat

• Does not eat

A community consists of:

• Only plants

• All of the organisms that live in the same ecosystem and interact with each other

• Only animals

• Only nonliving things

Adaptation is:

• A characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment

• A type of food

• A kind of plant

• A type of animal

A Decomposer is an organism that:

• Makes its own food

• Breaks down the remains of dead animals

• Flies in the sky

• Lives in water

Fill in the blank: An ecosystem includes all living and nonliving things that exist and ______ in one place.

• Sleep

• Interact

• Fly

• Swim

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Fill in the blank: Extinction is the permanent ______ or elimination of a species.

• Growth

• Disappearance

• Birth

• Migration

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Fill in the blank: A Consumer is an organism that eats other living things to get ______.

• Sleep

• Energy

• Water

• Shelter

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Fill in the blank: A Herbivore is an animal that only eats ______.

• Meat

• Plants

• Insects

• Fish

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A