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Ecosystems Quiz
By Amy Hamrick
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How can animals use mimicry to protect themselves from predators?
Write 1-2 complete sentences for full credit.
Question 24
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What might happen in an ecosystem if there are an overabundance of predators?
Write 1-2 complete sentences for full credit.
Question 25
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What is ONE thing that can lead to the extinction of an animal?
Write 1-2 complete sentences for full credit.
An ecosystem is made up of:
animals
plants
living things
living and nonliving things
This occurs when the last member of species dies:
adaptation
population
extinction
hibernation
What shows the path of food energy in an ecosystem?
food chain
food web
food pyramid
life cycle
Order the living organisms below to create a food chain that shows the correct flow of energy from
first to last.
otter
sea bass
plankton
sun
crab
Due to pollution, many of the plankton in the food chain begin to die. What will MOST likely happen to the remaining organisms in the food chain?
There will be an overabundance of crabs in the food chain.
The crabs will begin to die, but the rest of the food chain will not be affected.
The number of crabs, sea bass, and otters will also increase.
Crabs will now need to use the sun as their source of food energy.
Most microorganisms are beneficial, not harmful.
True
False
All Food chains begin with a producer.
True
False
Changes in habitat are always beneficial to animals.
True
False
Scavengers break down living organisms.
True
False
A community is a group of populations living together.
True
False
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Vocabulary
Which of the definitions below correctly matches
producer
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when animals change to live in their current habitat or environment
a living organism that makes its own food
a living organism that breaks down dead plants and animals
Vocabulary
Which of the definitions below correctly matches
decomposer
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a living organism that breaks down dead plants and animals
a living organism that makes its own food
an animal that eats both plants and other animals
Vocabulary
Which of the definitions below correctly matches
habitat
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living things depend on each other for survival
a food chain that overlaps
the environment where a group of different species live
Vocabulary
Which of the definitions below correctly matches
food web
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a living organism that breaks down dead plants and animals
the environment where a group of different species live
a food chain that overlaps
Vocabulary
Which of the definitions below correctly matches
herbivore
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an animal that only eats plants
a living organism that makes its own food
an animal that eats both plants and other animals
Vocabulary
Which of the definitions below correctly matches
omnivore
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an animal that only eats plants
a living organism that breaks down dead plants and animals
an animal that eats both plants and other animals
Vocabulary
Which of the definitions below correctly matches
carnivore
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a food chain that overlaps
an animal that eats other animals
an animal that only eats plants
Vocabulary
Which of the definitions below correctly matches
adaptation
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living things depend on each other for survival
when animals change to live in their current habitat or environment
a food chain that overlaps
Vocabulary
Which of the definitions below correctly matches
interdependence
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living things depend on each other for survival
an animal that only eats plants
when animals change to live in their current habitat or environment
Is this animal a herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore?
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
Is this animal a herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore?
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
Is this animal a herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore?
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
