Quiz on Decomposers and Nutrient Cycling

Quiz on Decomposers and Nutrient Cycling

5th Grade

10 Qs

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Quiz on Decomposers and Nutrient Cycling

Quiz on Decomposers and Nutrient Cycling

Assessment

Quiz

Mathematics

5th Grade

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Created by

Laken Cooke

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fallen, dead leaves are broken down into soil nutrients with the help of decomposers, such as mushrooms and mold. Which organisms help in breaking down dead leaves into soil nutrients?

Decomposers

Producers

Consumers

Predators

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We keep food in the refrigerator because it prevents our food from rotting. Decomposers, like mold, are still in the system, the cold temperature just means that they decompose material (matter) more slowly. If the forest system shown above is located in a climate that has very cold winters and warmer summers, what do you predict will happen?

The dead leaves in the forest will decompose more quickly in the winter with cooler temperatures.

The dead leaves in the forest will decompose at a normal pace in the winter with cooler temperatures.

The dead leaves in the forest will decompose more quickly in the summer with warmer temperatures.

The dead leaves in the forest will decompose more slowly in the summer with warmer temperatures.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If there were suddenly no decomposers—no mushrooms, no mold, no fungus—what do you think would happen to the forest system?

The forest system would thrive without decomposers.

Nutrient cycling would be disrupted, affecting plant growth.

There would be no significant impact on the forest system.

The forest system would become more diverse.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
Decomposers get their food by __________.
making it themselves
eating live organisms
using dead organisms
eating themselves

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image
Decomposers are very important in an ecosystem because they break down dead organisms.  True or False?

True

False

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When you label an arrow in a decomposer model, what does that arrow represent?

plants

animals

enviornment

matter

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An oak tree is an example of a

plant

animal

decomposer

environment

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