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Ecosystems Quizizz Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In a food web and a food chain, you show arrows to demonstrate how the ___________ transfers from one organism to the other.  
a)
Food
b)
Animals
c)
Energy
d)
Producers
2.
Soil, light, and temperature are examples of ________ factors.
a)
Limiting Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Biotic Factors
3.
A group of different living organisms in an area is called
a)
population
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
4.
Because a vulture is a bird that feeds on dead animals, it is a 
a)
consumer
b)
carnivore
c)
scavenger
5.
An energy pyramid shows
a)
how much energy is available at each level
b)
what organisms eat in an ecosystem
c)
how much food is available at each level
6.
Food, space, and temperature are all examples of 
a)
Limiting Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Biotic Factors
7.

What are resources in an ecosystem?

a)

A living part of that ecosystem

b)

The things that an organism gets from its environment which it needs in order to survive, grow, & reproduce

c)

The process where certain organisms use water, sunlight, & carbon dioxide to produce their own food

d)

The location in which an organism lives, and which provides the organism everything that it needs to survive

8.

What is a population?

a)

A study of how living things interact with their environment, and with each other

b)

All the various populations within a given area

c)

All the members of a single species that are in a given area

d)

A group of organisms that are similar to each other, and which can give birth to offspring that can then have offspring of their own

9.
ALL energy flow for an ecosystem begins with ...
a)
plants
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
algae
10.
Which are located at the very BOTTOM of an energy pyramid? 
a)
producers
b)
consumers - Level 1
c)
consumers - Level 2
d)
decomposers
11.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
12.
Grass is considered a ...
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
composers
13.
A ____________ breaks down waste or dead organisms and recycles nutrients.
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
omnivore
14.

If a disease strikes the snake population in the food chain shown, what will be the initial effect on the populations of hawks and rabbits?

a)

The populations of hawks and rabbits will decrease.

b)

The populations of hawks and rabbits will increase.

c)

The population of hawks will increase. The population of rabbits will decrease.

d)

The population of hawks will decrease. The population of rabbits will increase.

15.

Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ocean ecosystem?

a)

the salt content of the water

b)

the temperature of the water

c)

the fish in the water

d)

the oxygen in the water

16.

Which of the following is the amount of organisms in a given amount of space?

a)

Carrying capacity

b)

Limiting factor

c)

Emigration

d)

Population density

17.

A disease kills most members of a predator population. What is the MOST LIKELY effect on the prey population?

a)

It will also be killed by the disease.

b)

It will decrease in size.

c)

It will greatly increase in size.

d)

It will not be affected by the change in the predator population.

18.

If the death rate is greater than the birth rate, the population will _____________.

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

d)

go extinct

19.

What occurs when organisms leave a population to join another one?

a)

immigration

b)

death

c)

birth rate

d)

emigration

20.

If an area has all the wolves that it can support, the wolf population has reached its _____________.

a)

carrying capacity

b)

population density

c)

immigration

d)

death rate

21.

This chart is called a

a)

Lifespan

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Growth Chart

d)

Food Chain

22.

I ONLY eat plants.

a)

Tertiary Consumer

b)

Secondary Consumer

c)

Primary Consumer

d)

Producer

23.

What does an energy pyramid show?

a)

Energy flow in a community

b)

Longest lifespans

c)

The stronger animal the higher it is on the pyramid

24.
A pyramid shape is used to show the amount of available energy at each trophic level because... 
a)
energy decreases as you go up the food chain, just like the pyramid shape gets smaller as you go up. 
b)
energy increases up the food chain just like the pyramid shape gets smaller as you go up. 
c)
energy amounts are the same at each trophic level
25.
What is the sun's role in the energy pyramid?
a)
to produce chemical energy for the ecosystem.
b)
to provide radiant energy for producers to convert to chemical energy. 
c)
to start the energy flow of the ecosystem. 
d)
to provide mechanical energy for producers to convert to chemical energy. 
26.
Which organism in figure 1 contains the most available energy?
a)
plants
b)
mountain lions
c)
hawks
d)
none of the above
27.
How much energy is available to be passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem?
a)
100%
b)
10%
c)
50%
d)
75%
28.

A food web can be broken down into several separate

a)
food chains
b)
food pyramids
c)
producers
d)
consumers
29.
Which represents the largest group in a food web?
a)
carnivores
b)
omnivores
c)
herbivores
d)
producers
30.

Which of the following is a population?

a)

hawks, barred owls, and eagles on NC coast

b)

mountain stream

c)

all the frogs in a pond

d)

blue-tailed skinks (lizards) around a barn

31.
Which of the following is the most simple level of ecological organization?
a)
A community
b)
An individual or species
c)
A population
d)
An ecosystem
32.

The factors in an ecosystem that have never had the ability to live.

a)

Biotic Factor

b)

Abiotic Factor

c)

Biome

d)

Community

33.
Identify the examples as: a organism, population, community, or ecosystem.
Water, Fish, Turtles, Oxygen, Rocks and Moss interacting in a river system.
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
34.
Identify the examples as: a organism, population, community, or ecosystem.
Chicken, Cow, Grass, Buffalo, and Mouse living on farmland.
a)
Organism
b)
Community
c)
Population
d)
Ecosystem
35.

What is a limiting factor?

a)

Factors that always increase a population

b)

Factors that always decrease a population

c)

Resources that are unlimited

d)

Factors/resources that limit how many organisms can live in an area at the same time

36.

What does the carrying capacity of a population show?

a)

How many organisms live in the ecosystem

b)

The maximum number of organisms that an ecosystem can support for a long period of time

c)

The minimum number of organisms that can live in an area

d)

The types of organisms living somewhere

37.
True or False: Organisms will always stay in the same trophic level. 
a)
True-- an organism's trophic level is permanent based on the species it is. 
b)
False-- the trophic level an organism belongs to is based on what it is consuming in the food chain. 
38.
What is the ultimate ORIGINAL source of energy for living things
a)
Sugar
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Carbon Dioxide
39.
If these organisms were arranged in a food pyramid, which organism would have the least amount of total energy available?
a)
coyote
b)
insect
c)
lizard
d)
shrub
40.

What is a species?

a)

Different animals that compete for the same resources

b)

A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other

c)

A group of organisms that live together

d)

A group of organisms that are physically and functionally very different from each other