If a group of raccoons was introduced to this ecosystem and began eating frogs, what would most likely happen?

There will be less snakes in the area

There will be less grasshoppers in the area

Snakes will begin eating grasshoppers

Study this food web. What would most likely happen to the organisms if the population of grasshoppers greatly decreased?

Competition between frogs and birds for food would increase

Competition between hawks and snakes for food would increase

The number of mice would decrease

Foxes would start eating extra frogs

The great horned owl has a sharp beak and claws used for catching prey and tearing meat. It has good eyesight to see in low light. Which of these is part of the niche of the great horned owl?

comes out at dawn and gets worms from the ground

comes out as dusk to sweep the sky for insects

Yara is taking notes on niches. Which of the following should be added to her notes?

an organism may have different niches during its life

all farm animals have the same niche

Which of the following describes an organism whose niche has changed?

A frog is a carnivore and a tadpole is an herbivore

A cow is an herbivore and a calf is an herbivore

A trout eats small fish and a goldfish eats plants and insects

A bunny eats grass and a rabbit eats grass

A zoo hatched 100 eggs from three different types of butterflies. They watched the population of each type of butterfly and recorded the number of butterflies for five months. Which of the following is true?

The zebra swallowtails decreased greatly over time

The painted lady population died out

The monarch butterfly population decreased from June to July

The painted lady population stayed constant

Decomposers are essential to life on Earth because they

produce nutrients essential for plant growth.

prevent large numbers of predators.

increase the carbon dioxide level.

decrease the number of hours of sunlight.

What happens to an ecosystem if there is less available food than normal?

Trees would replace other plants.

More people would move into the area.

Which choice describes a population?

a group of living things of one species

different organisms living together

different ecosystems interacting with each other

a large number of living things

In the food chain shown above, what will most likely happen to the size of the coyote population if the grasshopper population increases?

The coyote population will increase.

The coyote population will remain the same.

The coyote population will decrease.

The coyote population will move to a new area.

In the food chain in the diagram above, what most likely will happen to the owl population if the grass is destroyed?

The owl population would decrease.

The owl population would increase.

The owl population would stay the same.

The owl population would immediately leave.

Which diagram correctly shows the flow of energy in a food chain?

Producer → Consumer → Decomposer

Decomposer → Consumer → Producer

Consumer → Producer → Decomposer

Producer → Decomposer → Consumer

Which of the following is NOT an example of an organism's niche?

A bear hibernates for the winter.

Ducks dabble to eat small aquatic plants and shelled animals

An oak tree grows to dominate a forest canopy, and turns sunlight into its food.

A butterfly helps pollinate plants, and their eggs laid on leaves provide food for worms and insects.

Which describes energy through this food web?

Snakes get energy from salamanders and mice.

Salamanders get energy from snakes and mice.

Acorns get energy from insects and pine trees.

Mice get energy from salamanders and insects.

Which of these is a difference between tadpoles and adult frogs?

Only frogs can survive on land.

Only frogs are eaten by predators.

the role that an organism performs in the food web of that community.

the place where an animal or plant naturally lives.

the same species living in the same place at the same time.

the place where an animal or plant naturally lives.

the role that an organism performs in the food web of that community.

a place I like to visit every now and then.

a type of variable in a science experiment.

Ecosystems

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes up the cardinal (a kind of bird) population in Prince William Forest Park?

all the birds in Virginia

all the cardinals living in Prince William Forest Park

all the living and nonliving components at the edge of the forest

only the living things at the edge of the forest

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following would be a part of the community in which the cardinals (a kind of bird) live? Select ALL possible answers.

rocks

trees

water

other birds

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which three components of an ecosystem are nonliving? Select all three.

Air

Nutrients

Decomposer

Sunlight

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which description best completes this table?

a field mouse

all the nonliving components in the meadow

all the food the field mouse eats

all the producers in the meadow

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The energy in any ecosystem comes from the ______.

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Energy is returned to the nutrient pool through ______.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Study this food chain. What is the producer?

grasshopper

mushroom

snake

grass

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What makes up the cardinal (a kind of bird) population in Prince William Forest Park?

Which of the following would be a part of the community in which the cardinals (a kind of bird) live? Select ALL possible answers.

Which three components of an ecosystem are nonliving? Select all three.

Which description best completes this table?

The energy in any ecosystem comes from the ______.

Energy is returned to the nutrient pool through ______.

Study this food chain. What is the producer?

Study this food chain. What is a consumer?

Study this food chain. What is the decomposer?

Which component of this ecosystem has the most amount of energy?

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