Kelp Forest Ecosystem Quiz

What is an ecosystem?

• A place where living things and nonliving things interact

• A group of similar organisms

• A type of plant found in forests

• A method of energy transfer

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What are biotic factors?

• Non-living things in an ecosystem

• Living things within an ecosystem

• The flow of energy in a food chain

• The levels of a food chain

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What are abiotic factors?

• Living things within an ecosystem

• Non-living things in an ecosystem that shapes the environment

• Organisms that make their own food

• Organisms that consume other living things

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What is a trophic level?

• A type of plant in the forest

• Different levels in the food chain

• A method of energy transfer

• A non-living factor in an ecosystem

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What is a producer?

• An organism that consumes other living things

• An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis

• An organism that breaks down dead plants

• A non-living factor in an ecosystem

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An example of a producer is

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What is a consumer?

• An organism that makes its own food

• An organism that consumes other living things for energy

• A non-living factor in an ecosystem

• An organism that breaks down dead plants

An example of a primary consumer is

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Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

• Plants

• Animals

• Sunlight

• Bacteria

What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

• They consume other organisms

• They break down dead material

• They make their own food through photosynthesis

• They are non-living factors

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