Ecosystems Summative

Which of these is a decomposer?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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All the fish in a pond died. What would MOST likely happen to

this ecosystem?

• The fish-eating animals would move to another pond or die.

• Flooding would cause the pond to increase in size.

• The animals in the ecosystem would all become herbivores.

• The pond would dry out to form a desert environment.

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After the sun, most food chains begin with a

• predator

• large animal

• carnivore

• green plant

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What makes its own food using the sunlight, air, and water?

• Predators

• People

• Plants

• Populations

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The environment shown in the picture is the home to what type of animals?

• River animals

• Desert animals

• Grassland animals

• Forest animals

Eastern cottontail rabbits are commonly found in forest communities eating grass, leafy greens, and shrubs. These rabbits can BEST be described as

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Producers

• Omnivores

A lion is a big carnivore. Its diet is almost all -

• meat

• vegetables

• grass

• fruit

Which picture shows a community?

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An animal that hunts other animals is called a

• producer

• decomposer

• predator

• prey

What would MOST likely explain why a black bear population

would move away from a forest?

• The thick trees became too difficult for the bears to freely roam.

• There was so much rain that the bears could not get dry.

• All the trees in an area were cut down and used for lumber.

• Temperatures in the winter months were colder than usual.

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