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Ecosystem Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An ecosystem is a community that provides food, water, and shelter. What does an ecosystem consist of?

a)

Only living things

b)

Only non-living things

c)

Both living and non-living things

d)

Only plants and animals

2.

What is the original source of energy in most ecosystems?

a)

Food chains

b)

The Sun

c)

Water

d)

The soil

3.

What is a food chain?

a)

A list of all living things in an area.

b)

A description of how energy flows from one organism to another.

c)

A group of animals that eat the same food.

d)

A list of predators and their prey.

4.

How do animals get their energy?

a)

They make it from the sun.

b)

They get it from eating plants or other animals.

c)

They get it from the soil.

d)

They breathe it in.

5.

What happens to a hawk's energy when it dies?

a)

It disappears.

b)

It is returned to the soil.

c)

It is eaten by producers.

d)

It is sent into the atmosphere.

6.

Based on the examples, how do decomposers get their energy?

a)

From the sun.

b)

From eating other animals.

c)

From living plants.

d)

From breaking down dead organisms.

7.

What is the correct flow of energy in the food chain shown?

a)

Hawk → Rabbit → Grass

b)

Grass → Rabbit → Hawk

c)

Sun → Hawk → Rabbit

d)

Rabbit → Grass → Hawk

8.

In the relationship 'Rabbit eats grass,' what is the rabbit considered?

a)

A producer

b)

A consumer

c)

A decomposer

d)

A plant

9.

Why do animals eat different types of food (plants, animals, or both)?

a)

To stay hydrated.

b)

To get the energy they need to live.

c)

To protect their territory.

d)

To help plants grow faster.

10.

What is a hawk considered in the ecosystem?

a)

Prey

b)

A producer

c)

A consumer

d)

A decomposer

11.

The term for a community that provides food, water, and shelter to living organisms.

a)

Food chain

b)

Habitat

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Community

12.

The term for organisms that make their own food from the sun.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Prey

13.

The term for organisms that get their energy by eating other living things.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Food web

14.

The term for the description of how energy flows from one organism to another.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Energy flow

c)

Food chain

d)

Environment

15.

The term for a living organism that is hunted and eaten by another living organism for food.

a)

Predator

b)

Decomposer

c)

Prey

d)

Producer

16.

The term for the interaction between organisms and their environment.

a)

Energy flow

b)

Habitat

c)

Food web

d)

Ecosystem

17.

What happens if producers disappear from an ecosystem?

a)

All other organisms will die because they have no food source.

b)

Consumers will start eating decomposers.

c)

Decomposers will create new producers.

d)

The ecosystem will get new energy from the sun.

18.

What happens if a hawk cannot find any prey?

a)

It will start eating plants.

b)

Its energy will be returned to the soil immediately.

c)

It will get sick and die.

d)

It will move to another ecosystem.

19.

What happens if there are no decomposers in an ecosystem?

a)

The food chain will get longer.

b)

Energy will not be returned to the soil after an organism dies.

c)

All animals will have to eat plants.

d)

The hawk will have to eat more rabbits.