Ecosystems Quiz

Match the following

• community

• all the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time

• populations

• an area where living and nonliving things interact

• ecosystems

• all the populations of the same species that live in the same place at the same time

Fish , frogs, and turtles living together in a pond are an example of a(n) ___________________.

Pick: population, habitat, community, or niche

All the chickens that live on a farm are an example of a ______________.

• population

• habitat

• community

• niche

Which of the following is NOT a nonliving thing within an ecosystem?

• soil

• water

• sunlight

• grass

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All the water, sand, and fish within a bay make up an _______________________.

• populations

• habitat

• community

• ecosystem

What provides energy to all living things?

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Which of the following are not living organisms within an ecosystem? Select all that apply.

• sand

• cactus

• sunlight

• snake

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Which of the following animals eats small fish? Select all that apply.

• phytoplankton

• wading birds

• gulls

• large fish

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Which of the following is at the top of this food web?

• swan

• vegetation

• osprey

• gulls

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Match the following

• habitat

• an organisms specific function or role within its ecosystem

• food web

• shows all of the interconnected food chains within an ecosystem

• food chain

• a direct line that shows how energy is transferred

• niche

• the place where an organism lives

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