Ecosystem Quiz

What is an energy pyramid?

• A diagram showing the flow of energy in an ecosystem

• A type of food chain

• A cycle of matter

• A habitat for animals

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What is a food chain?

• A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food

• A cycle of energy

• A type of ecosystem

• A habitat for plants

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What is a food web?

• A complex network of interconnected food chains

• A single line of energy flow

• A type of energy pyramid

• A cycle of water

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How does matter move in an ecosystem?

• In a cycle

• In one direction

• Randomly

• It does not move

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How does energy move in an ecosystem?

• In one direction

• In a cycle

• Randomly

• It does not move

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What is a food chain?

• A model that shows feeding relationships between organisms

• A model that shows all the different food chains of an ecosystem

• A system where matter enters and leaves

• A process where energy is lost as heat

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What is an ecosystem described as in the text?

• An open system

• A closed system

• A linear system

• A random system

How does matter move in an ecosystem?

• In a straight line

• In a cycle

• Randomly

• In a zigzag pattern

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What do plants use to make food and grow?

• Air, water, nutrients, and sunlight

• Air, water, and soil

• Water, sunlight, and heat

• Nutrients, soil, and heat

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What is an example of gases that move through an ecosystem?

• Oxygen and carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen and helium

• Hydrogen and methane

• Argon and neon

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