Ecosystem Quiz

What is an ecosystem?

• A single plant or animal

• A community of plants and animals interacting with their environment

• A type of weather pattern

• A specific type of soil

What is the role of a producer in an ecosystem?

• To break down dead tissue

• To absorb energy from the sun and make sugars

• To eat other animals

• To provide shelter for animals

Which of the following is a consumer?

• A plant that makes its own food

• A creature that eats herbivores or plant matter

• A bacterium that breaks down dead tissue

• A rock that provides nutrients

What is the function of a decomposer?

• To produce energy from sunlight

• To break down dead tissue and recycle nutrients

• To consume other animals

• To create new plants

What does a food chain represent?

• The hierarchy of plants and animals

• The connections between organisms as a source of food

• The process of photosynthesis

• The cycle of water in the environment

How is a food web different from a food chain?

• It involves only plants

• It is a complex hierarchy of plants and animals relying on each other for food

• It is a single line of energy transfer

• It does not involve animals

What is nutrient cycling?

• The process of photosynthesis

• The extraction and recycling of nutrients through the food chain

• The movement of water in the environment

• The growth of plants without nutrients

Which of the following is NOT a component of an ecosystem?

• Temperature

• Soil

• Light

• Plastic