G06 Ecosystems Pre-Assessment

How familiar are you with the word 'ecosystem'?

• I've never heard it before

• I’ve heard it but am not sure what it means

• I know a little about it

• I could explain it to someone else

Draw a picture of what you think an ecosystem might look like. (Label anything you can.)

How familiar are you with the word “biome”?

• I’ve never heard it before

• I’ve heard it but am not sure what it means

• I know a little about it

• I could explain it to someone else

Circle any words that you feel like you already know well (you could explain what it means to a friend).

Which of these is a producer?

• Grass

• Lion

• Snake

• Hawk

Which of these is a decomposer?

• Snake

• Bacteria

• Oak Tree

• Rabbit

Which term describes an animal that eats both plants and animals?

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Decomposer

In a predator-prey relationship, the predator is:

• The animal that gets eaten

• The animal that does the eating

• Always bigger than the prey

• Always a carnivore

Arrange these organisms into a food chain going from left to right.

• Grasshopper

• Grass

• Hawk

• Frog

What is the best definition of a food web?

• A single path showing who eats whom in an ecosystem

• A diagram showing many interconnected food chains

• A web built by an animal to catch prey

• A way to classify species