Ecosystem Quiz

What is the process by which plants make their own food?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Digestion

• Fermentation

Which of the following is a producer in an ecosystem?

• Lion

• Grass

• Eagle

• Wolf

What do consumers in an ecosystem do?

• Produce their own food

• Break down dead material

• Eat other organisms

• Create energy from sunlight

Which of the following is a herbivore?

• Lion

• Giraffe

• Eagle

• Snake

What role do scavengers play in an ecosystem?

• They produce food

• They eat dead animals

• They create energy

• They pollinate plants

What are decomposers responsible for in an ecosystem?

• Producing food

• Breaking down dead material

• Consuming plants

• Pollinating flowers

What do plants need to survive?

• Rocks and soil

• Sunlight, water, and air

• Sand and gravel

• Metal and plastic

What is an ecosystem?

• A single plant

• A group of rocks

• A community of living and nonliving things

• A single animal

What is a food chain?

• A list of plants

• A sequence of who eats whom

• A group of rocks

• A type of plant

What is transferred through an ecosystem?

• Water only

• Energy and nutrients

• Rocks and soil

• Air only