Ecosystems Quizzz

What is an ecosystem?

• • A group of people who live in the same area.

• A community of living things (plants, animals) and non-living things (water, rocks) interacting with each other in a specific place.

• A building where animals are kept.

• A type of furniture.

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Which of these is NOT a living part of an ecosystem?

• Grass

• Water

• Butterfly

• Snake

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What do producers do in an ecosystem?

• Eat other living things.

• Break down dead things.

• Make their own food using sunlight.

• Sleep all day.

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What can happen to an ecosystem if one species disappears?

• Nothing, other species will just take over.

• The food chain will be disrupted, affecting other species.

• The ecosystem will become cleaner.

• The sun will stop shining.

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What is an example of a food chain?

• • Grasshopper eats leaves, snake eats grasshopper, hawk eats snake.

• A child plays on a swing set.

• A car drives down the road.

• A bird sings in a tree.

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What is an example of a food chain?

• • Grasshopper eats leaves, snake eats grasshopper, hawk eats snake.

• A child plays on a swing set.

• A car drives down the road.

• A bird sings in a tree.

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What is an example of an adaptation?

• A dog wearing a collar.

• A bird with sharp claws for catching fish.

• A fish with scales for staying underwater.

• All of the above.

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What happens to the energy in an ecosystem?

• It disappears.

• It gets used up by one animal and then is gone.

• It flows from producers to consumers to decomposers, but eventually runs out.

• It flows from producers to consumers to decomposers and is recycled all the time.

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