Ecosystems and Food Webs Quiz

What is an ecosystem?

• The interaction between plants, animals, and the environment.

• A type of food web.

• A habitat for only animals.

• A place where only plants grow.

What are living things in an ecosystem?

• Only plants.

• Only animals.

• Plants, animals, and microscopic organisms.

• Non-living things.

What are non-living things in an ecosystem?

• Plants and animals.

• Air, water, and physical features.

• Only soil.

• Only sunlight.

Why is water important in an ecosystem?

• It is only for drinking.

• It performs many functions and is essential for life.

• It is not important.

• It is only for plants.

What happens if there is an imbalance in an ecosystem?

• Nothing changes.

• It affects all living and non-living things.

• Only plants are affected.

• Only animals are affected.

What adaptations do animals in desert ecosystems have?

• They can fly.

• They bury themselves in the sand to keep cool.

• They swim in water.

• They grow larger.

What types of organisms are found in ocean ecosystems?

• Only fish.

• Whales, dolphins, seals, fish, and birds.

• Only seaweed.

• Only plankton.

What is a food web?

• A simple food chain.

• The relationship between living organisms and how they affect each other.

• Only the plants in an ecosystem.

• A type of ecosystem.

What are producers in an ecosystem?

• Animals that consume other organisms.

• Plants that produce food by photosynthesis.

• Only herbivores.

• Only carnivores.

What are decomposers?

• Organisms that produce food.

• Micro-organisms that break down dead material.

• Only plants.

• Only animals.