Quiz - Habitat and Niche

All living things have a proper place and role in their environment.

• True

• False

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A habitat is ___________________.

• the place in which an organism naturally lives.

• how plants produce their own food.

• an animal that only eats meat.

• something that happens when organisms try to use the same resource

An organism’s habitat provides _____________________.

• food, water, shelter, and space.

• food, water, and clothes.

• only food.

• video games, ninjas, and baked beans.

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A niche ________________.

• is the role an organism holds in the food web

• includes everything the organism does in its environment.

• is specific to each individual organism.

• All of these are part of a niche.

Which is an example of a niche?

• Blood flowing through the veins of a lion

• A treetop nest

• Bees taking food from flowers and pollinating them to create more flowers

• A desert

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Which of the following organisms would have a habitat and a niche? Select all correct answers.

• Animals

• Plants

• Single-Celled species like Bacteria and Protists

• Fungi

Mushrooms (a type of decomposing fungus) would most likely grow in which habitat?

• A Rotting Log

• Ocean

• Desert

• A Pond

Which is NOT part of the niche of a tree?

• To provide habitat for birds

• To prevent erosion by holding the soil in place

• To provide food for bugs

• All of these are part of a tree's niche

A squirrels niche would be _________________.

• hunting prey to provide meat for other squirrels.

• searching for fish to eat in the ocean.

• storing nuts and seeds for winter and providing food for some predators.

• helping to decompose dead animals and plants.

Two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time without competition.

• True

• False