Ecosystems Lesson 12: Mastery Check

What model is used to discuss how organisms depend on each other?

• A weather map

• A food web

• A solar chart

• A water cycle diagram

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What is a food web?

• A type of spider web

• A diagram showing how different organisms are connected through food chains

• A map of the stars

• A list of favorite foods

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What role do plants play in a food web?

• They are predators

• They are producers

• They are decomposers

• They are consumers

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What is the significance of a food web in an ecosystem?

• It shows the weather patterns

• It illustrates the interdependence of organisms

• It lists all the plants in a forest

• It describes the water cycle

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Which of the following is a producer?

• Elephant

• Tree

• Mushroom

• Worm

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Consumers in an ecosystem primarily get their energy by:

• Making their own food

• Eating other organisms

• Breaking down dead material

• Absorbing sunlight

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Which organism is a producer in the local food web?

• Coyote

• Robin

• Tree

• Ladybug

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Match each organism to its diet based on the food web.

• carnivore

• hawk
• carnivore

• frog
• herbivore

• Marsh grass

• producer

• cricket

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Which of the following describes a relationship in which one organism depends on another for its needs?

• A rabbit burrowing in the ground
• A hawk catching and eating a mouse
• A frog cooling off in a pond
• An oak tree absorbing sunlight for food

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What does interdependence in ecosystems refer to?

• The isolation of organisms from each other and their environments

• Organisms depending on each other and their environments

• The food preferences of different organisms

• The effect of weather on ecosystems

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