Ecosystem Vocabulary Quiz

What is an organism?

• A nonliving thing

• Any living thing

• A type of weather

• A place where animals live

Which organism makes its own food?

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Carnivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What do you call an organism that eats only plants?

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Producer

Which of the following is a nonliving part of an organism's habitat?

• Biotic factor

• Abiotic factor

• Producer

• Consumer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the term for an organism that breaks down dead or decaying matter?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Herbivore

A consumer that eats both plants and animals is called a:

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Producer

What is the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism called?

• Habitat

• Climate

• Abiotic factor

• Decomposer

Which of the following best describes a biotic factor?

• Any living part of an environment

• The temperature of an area

• The amount of sunlight

• Rocks and soil

What is the overall weather and temperature in an area over a long period of time called?

• Habitat

• Climate

• Abiotic factor

• Biotic factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which type of consumer eats only animals?

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Producer