Matter in Ecosysems Quiz

Energy and other materials from dead organisms are recycled back into the soil by ______.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• nonrenewable resources

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__________ make their own food using energy from the Sun.

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How is a fungi, like mushrooms, different than a plant?

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Animals are ______.

• producers

• consumers

• predators

• prey

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Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. __________ break down decaying material in an ecosystem.

Organisms that are eaten by other animals are called ______.

• herbivores

• carnivores

• predators

• prey

The amount of water in an ecosystem can be a limiting factor on the number of organisms living in that ecosystem.

• True

• False

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Look at the picture of the hawk and the mouse. What word best describes the hawk?

• herbivore

• decomposer

• predator

• prey

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The job of decomposers is to break down dead plants and animals into useful substances. This job is their ______.

• adaptation

• skill

• niche

• habitat

Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. A ________________ eats animals for energy.