Ecosystem Quiz

What is an ecosystem?

• A place where only animals live

• An area where living and nonliving things interact

• A type of plant found in forests

• A large body of water

Which of the following is a nonliving factor in an ecosystem?

• Plants

• Animals

• Sunlight

• Trees

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What is a population in an ecosystem?

• All the nonliving things in an area

• All the organisms of the same species living in the same place

• Different species living in different places

• A group of plants only

What role does a producer play in an ecosystem?

• Eats other animals

• Uses energy from the sun to make its own food

• Decomposes dead organisms

• Provides shelter for animals

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What is a food chain?

• A group of animals living together

• A diagram showing how energy moves through an ecosystem

• A type of plant found in rainforests

• A list of all the animals in a forest

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What is a food web?

• A single food chain in an ecosystem

• A diagram showing energy from the sun

• A network of interconnected food chains

• A list of animals in a forest

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What does a habitat provide for an organism?

• Only food

• Food, water, shelter, and space

• Just space

• Only water

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What is a niche?

• The place where an organism lives

• The role an organism plays in its environment

• A type of food an organism eats

• A group of similar organisms

How are organisms in an ecosystem interconnected?

• They all eat the same food

• They depend on each other for survival

• They live in different ecosystems

• They do not interact at all

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What happens to an organism's niche as it grows?

• It stays the same

• It disappears

• It changes

• It becomes smaller

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