Ecosystem Quiz

A botanist is a scientist who studies....

• Animals

• Spaghetti

• Plants

• Dogs

True or False:

An ecosystem is a community of only LIVING things in their environment.

• X

• True

• False

• X

A sweet, sugary liquid made inside flowers. Insects and hummingbirds eat it.

• Nectar

• Coke Zero Sugar

• Maple Syrup

• Honey

_________ get a lot of rain. It is an area densely packed with lots of different trees, plants, and animals.

Living things not naturally found in the ecosystem that cause damage and throw off the balance of the ecosystem are invasive species.

• X

• True

• False

• X

Anything living such as an animal, plant, insect, bacteria, etc.

• Terrarium

• Living Things

• Rainforests

• Non Living Things

True or False:

A non-living thing is anything that doesn't grow and reproduce in such as rocks, soil, air, or water.

• X

• True

• False

• X

A living thing similar to a plant that is usually found growing in water. They produce their own food through photosynthesis like plants do, but algae have no leaves, stems or roots

• Rainforest

• Algae

• Palm Tree

• Rock

A _______ is a closed container of plants and other living things that shows you how an ecosystem works.

• Park

• Terrarium

• Ecosystem

• Fish Bowl

True or False:

Bacteria are important in an ecosystem for breaking down dead and decaying matter.

• X

• True

• False

• X