Ecosystem and Food Chain Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

• Sunlight

• Water

• Trees

• Rocks

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

• Grass

• Deer

• Temperature

• Mushrooms

What is the main process plants use to make their own food?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

• Digestion

An organism that makes its own food using sunlight is called a(n):

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Autotroph

• Omnivore

In an ecosystem, energy flows from:

• Consumers → Decomposers → Producers

• Decomposers → Producers → Consumers

• Producers → Consumers → Decomposers

• Consumers → Producers → Decomposers

What type of organism is at the base of a food chain?

• Carnivore

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

What type of organism breaks down dead matter and recycles nutrients back into the soil?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Herbivore

Which organism is an example of a herbivore?

• Lion

• Hawk

• Deer

• Frog

Which of the following is an example of a carnivore?

• Rabbit

• Cow

• Wolf

• Grasshopper

An omnivore eats:

• Only plants

• Only meat

• Both plants and animals

• Only decomposed material