Ecosystem Quiz

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

• An organism that makes its own food

• An organism that eats other organisms

• An organism that breaks down dead material

• An organism that is hunted by others

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Which of the following is a consumer?

• A plant

• A herbivore

• A decomposer

• A rock

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What role does a decomposer play in an ecosystem?

• Produces food

• Consumes plants

• Breaks down dead material

• Hunts prey

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What is a non-native species?

• A species that is native to the area

• A species that is introduced to a new area

• A species that is extinct

• A species that is a predator

Which of the following best describes a predator?

• An organism that is hunted

• An organism that makes its own food

• An organism that hunts other organisms

• An organism that decomposes material

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What is prey in an ecosystem?

• An organism that hunts others

• An organism that is hunted by predators

• An organism that decomposes material

• An organism that produces food

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Which of the following is an example of a producer?

• A lion

• A mushroom

• A tree

• A rabbit

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Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?

• A wolf

• A mushroom

• A deer

• A sunflower

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Which of the following is a characteristic of non-native species?

• They are always beneficial to the ecosystem

• They are always harmful to the ecosystem

• They can disrupt the local ecosystem

• They are always predators

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Which of the following is an example of prey?

• A hawk

• A rabbit

• A bear

• A tree