Ecology Vocabulary for Kids

What animal is it?

• A bird

• A butterfly

• A fly

• A bird

What is the term for a living thing that can make its own food using sunlight?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Scavenger

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Which of the following is a non-living part of an ecosystem?

• Plant

• Animal

• Water

• Fungus

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What do you call a group of the same species living in the same area?

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

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Which term describes an animal that eats only plants?

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Decomposer

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

• To produce food

• To break down dead material

• To hunt prey

• To provide shelter

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Which of the following is an example of a carnivore?

• Cow

• Lion

• Rabbit

• Deer

What is the term for the place where an organism lives?

• Community

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

• Population

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Oil

• Sunlight

• Natural Gas

What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

• Biodiversity

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

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