Sustaining ecosystems key terms quiz

An ecosystem can be defined as.....

• A community of plants and animals.

• A community of plants and animals together with the environment in which they live.

• A group of plants and their surroundings.

• A group of animals and their habitat and food sources.

The nutrient cycle is....

• The way that energy in an ecosystem is stored in the fauna and flora.

• The way that energy in an ecosystem is stored in the soil and plants.

• The way that energy in an ecosystem is stored and flows between plants and animals.

• The way that energy is stored and flows between the soil, biomass and litter.

In an ecosystem litter is defined as....

• Rubbish from human waste.

• Rubbish that needs to be disposed of in bins.

• Decomposing plant and animal matter.

• Decomposing leaves on the ground.

Photosynthesis is vital because.....

• It allows animals to grow.

• It allows producers to use the suns energy to synthesise nutrients from carbon dioxide and water.

• It allows consumers to use the suns energy to synthesise nutrients from carbon dioxide and water.

• It allows plants to grow.

A food chain is.....

• Made up from producers and consumers and shows energy being transferred up the chain from one level to the next.

• A chain of plants and animals.

• A chain of plants and animals that pass energy from one to another.

• A series of plants and animals that get eaten or eat each other.

Define flora and fauna

• All types of animals.

• All types of plants, trees and vegetation

• Plants and animals

• Any living species

Define the term 'Distribution.'

• The amount of something in a given area.

• The way that something is clustered around a given area of the World.

• The way that something is shared between an area.

• The way that something is shared out over a given area - either locally, nationally or globally.

Biomes are....

• Largescale natural ecosystems that include both flora and fauna.

• Smallscale natural ecosystems that include flora and fauna.

• A local ecosystem that includes plants and animals.

• A global ecosystem that includes only plants.

Goods and services can be defined as.....

• Goods are what people can make from an ecosystem.

• Goods are the products people obtain from an ecosystem.

• Services are the things that ecosystems need help with.

• Services are the jobs that ecosystems do for people.

Sustainable management of rainforests involves......

• Agroforestry, selective logging, afforestation and monitoring to protect the ecosystem from human activities.

• Deforestation, mining, road building, hydroeloectric power, agriculture and urbanisation.

• Creating national parks.

• Creating largescale protected areas such as wildlife corridors where fauna are able to move freely between areas (from country to country) without risk from human activity.