Ecosystem and Organisms Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a consumer in an ecosystem?

• A tree

• A mushroom

• A lion

• A flower

What is a decomposer?

• An organism that makes its own food

• An organism that consumes other organisms

• An organism that breaks down dead material

• An organism that eats both plants and animals

What is a plant?

• An organism that moves from place to place

• An organism that gets its energy from the sun and makes its own food

• An organism that consumes other organisms for food

• An organism that decomposes dead material

What is an animal?

• A living organism that can make its own food

• A living organism that cannot move

• A living organism that consumes, or eats, other living things for energy

• A non-living thing

What is an omnivore?

• An animal that eats only plants

• An animal that eats only meat

• An animal that eats both plants and meat

• An animal that eats decaying matter

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

• An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis

• An organism that eats other organisms

• An organism that breaks down dead matter

• An organism that consumes plants

What is a carnivore?

• An animal that eats plants

• An animal that eats meat

• An animal that eats both plants and animals

• An animal that feeds on dead organisms

Which of the following is a characteristic of animals?

• They produce their own food through photosynthesis

• They are stationary and do not move

• They consume other organisms for energy

• They decompose organic matter

Which of the following is an example of a non-living thing?

• Grass

• Fish

• Soil

• Bird

What is an herbivore?

• An animal that eats plants

• An animal that eats meat

• An animal that eats both plants and animals

• An animal that breaks down dead matter