Quiz about SOL 4.3 Ecosystems Review

Question 1

What makes up the cardinal population in Prince William Forest Park?

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all the cardinals living in Prince William Forest Park

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all the birds in Virginia

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all the living and nonliving components at the edge of the forest

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only the living things at the edge of the forest

Question 2

Which of the following would be a part of the community in which the cardinals live? Select ALL possible answers.

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trees

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other birds

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rocks

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water

Question 3

Which three components of an ecosystem are nonliving? Select all three.

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Air

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Nutrients

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Sunlight

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Decomposer

Question 4

Which description best completes this table?

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a field mouse

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all the nonliving components in the meadow

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all the food the field mouse eats

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all the producers in the meadow

Question 5

Study this food chain. What is the producer?

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grass

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grasshopper

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mushroom

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snake

Question 6

Study this food chain. What is a consumer?

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owl

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grass

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mushroom

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sun

Question 7

Study this food chain. What is the decomposer?

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mushroom

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grass

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owl

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grasshopper

Question 8

Which component of this ecosystem has the most amount of energy?

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producers

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consumers

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decomposers

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insects

Question 9

Study this food web. Which organisms provide energy for more than one organism in this food web? Select ALL that apply.

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frog

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grasshopper

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fox

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owl

Question 10

If a group of raccoons was introduced to this ecosystem and began eating frogs, what would most likely happen?

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There will be less snakes in the area

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There will be less grasshoppers in the area

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Snakes will begin eating grasshoppers

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Frogs will begin eating plants

Question 11

Study the food web. Which two organisms are in direct competition for food?

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frog and bird

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frog and mouse

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fox and rabbit

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owl and bird

Question 12

Study this food web. What would most likely happen to the organisms if the population of grasshoppers greatly decreased?

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Competition between frogs and birds for food would increase

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Competition between hawks and snakes for food would increase

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The number of mice would decrease

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Foxes would start eating extra frogs

Question 13

The great horned owl has a sharp beak and claws used for catching prey and tearing meat. It has good eyesight to see in low light. Which of these is part of the niche of the great horned owl?

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hunts small animals at night

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grazes on grass during the day

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comes out at dawn and gets worms from the ground

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comes out as dusk to sweep the sky for insects

Question 14

All species of plants & animals require four things in their habitat. Select the four requirements from the list below.

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food

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shelter

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water

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space

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ecosystem

Question 15

Yara is taking notes on niches. Which of the following should be added to her notes?

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an organism may have different niches during its life

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plants do not have niches

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all farm animals have the same niche

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a bird's niche is the sky

Question 16

Which of the following describes an organism whose niche has changed?

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A frog is a carnivore and a tadpole is an herbivore

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A cow is an herbivore and a calf is an herbivore

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A trout eats small fish and a goldfish eats plants and insects

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A bunny eats grass and a rabbit eats grass

Question 17

Which of the following things can be used to classify different organisms? Select ALL that apply.

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energy source

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skin covering

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need for water

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need for shelter

Question 18

A zoo hatched 100 eggs from three different types of butterflies. They watched the population of each type of butterfly and recorded the number of butterflies for five months. Which of the following is true?

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The zebra swallowtails decreased greatly over time

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The painted lady population died out

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The monarch butterfly population decreased from June to July

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The painted lady population stayed constant

SOL 4.3 Ecosystems Review

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