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Ecosystems Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a producers job in an ecosystem?

a)

To make food and oxygen for animals

b)

To make plants grow

c)

To break down dead plants

d)

To eat plants and other animals and produce carbon dioxide

2.

Why are animals important to an ecosystem?

a)

They produce oxygen

b)

They eat bacteria

c)

They help break down dead plants

d)

They produce carbon dioxide

3.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

The pattern of weather that affects a particular area.

b)

The life cycle of a plant from seed to flower.

c)

All living things in a particular environment like a forest or a desert.

d)

A community of living of non-living things that interact with their environment.

4.

What is the place or condition in which a plant or animal lives?

a)

A habitat

b)

An ecosystem

c)

Plankton

d)

Freshwater

5.

Which animal would you find in a fresh water ecosystem?

a)

A whale

b)

A shark

c)

An eel

d)

A frog

6.

Which of the following is a salt water ecosystem?

a)

Swamp

b)

Pond

c)

Ocean

d)

Bog

7.

What is the difference between salt water and fresh water ecosystems?

a)

Freshwater ecosystems don't have plants, and saltwater ecosystems do.

b)

Saltwater ecosystems have a lot of salt and freshwater ecosystems don't.

c)

Animals can only live in one part of a saltwater ecosystem, but they can survive anywhere in a freshwater ecosystem.

d)

Freshwater ecosystems have three habitats and saltwater ecosystems have only one.

8.

Which of the following is a characteristic of the tidal region in an ocean?

a)

It is dark and cold.

b)

It is the area where most sea creatures live.

c)

It is home to plankton, barnacles, and crabs

d)

It does not contain any saltwater

9.

Which of the following is a natural disaster that could wipe out an ecosystem?

a)

A sunny day

b)

A rain storm

c)

A forest fire

d)

An oil spill

10.

Why would algae grow in a lake?

a)

Because the lake is polluted

b)

Because the lake is a newly created ecosystem

c)

Because there are alot of fish in the lake

d)

Because a natural disaster destroyed the lake

11.

In what ways can humans change an ecosystem?

a)

By making a region flood

b)

By creating hurricanes

c)

By adding to the amount of pollution in an ecosystem

d)

By enjoying nature

12.

What needs to be balanced in order for an ecosystem to thrive?

a)

Algae and hurricanes

b)

Pollution and conservation

c)

Primary succession and secondary succession

d)

Humans and nature