Which of the following is a true statement about predators?

They keep other animals from over-populating an ecosystem.

They are hunted or caught for food.

They are only ever large animals.

Which of the following is not an example of an adaptation?

A mole that starves when the insect population in the soil decreases

A butterfly that migrates from New York to Mexico to escape cold weather

A cactus that stores water in its leaves, stems, and roots to prepare for the dry season

A chameleon that camouflages itself to escape predators

Which of the following is NOT a natural cycle of the Earth?

The cycle of days in a school year

Which describes a reason that decomposers are important in an ecosystem?

Decomposers break down dead matter and waste so that it does not pile up.

Decomposers hunt other animals so that they do not overpopulate the ecosystem.

Decomposers take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

Decomposers protect animals from hunters.

Which of the following describes a negative impact on an ecosystem?

Plastic pollution builds up in the ocean.

A lion hunts a gazelle in the savannah.

Trees lose their leaves during the Autumn months.

Fungus breaks down dead matter and returns nutrients to the soil.

What would happen to an ecosystem if shrubs and trees were removed?

There would not be anything for herbivores to eat, which would starve the carnivores, and there would be no food chain or life!

The ecosystem would not be impacted since trees are not needed.

The ecosystem would not be impacted because there would still be flowers.

Explain one way abiotic AND biotic factors interact with each other in an ecosystem.

The plants and animals get their energy from the sunlight.

The mushrooms get their energy from the owl.

The lobster gets its energy from the grass.

The bacteria gets its energy from the lobster.

Biomes and Ecosystems

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A habitat where living and nonliving things interact with each other

biome

ecosystem

producer

consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Organisms that produce their own energy from sunlight

producer

ecosystem

consumer

decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A large ecosystem with similar animals, plants, and landforms

biome

ecosystem

producer

consumer

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Animals that break down dead matter and return nutrients to the soil

consumer

decomposer

predator

prey

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An animal that hunts and eats other animals

consumer

decomposer

predator

prey

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Organisms that eat plants and animals to get their energy

producer

consumer

decomposer

predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An animal that is hunted or caught for food

producer

consumer

predator

prey

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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A habitat where living and nonliving things interact with each other

Organisms that produce their own energy from sunlight

A large ecosystem with similar animals, plants, and landforms

Animals that break down dead matter and return nutrients to the soil

An animal that hunts and eats other animals

Organisms that eat plants and animals to get their energy

An animal that is hunted or caught for food

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic, nonliving, thing?

What is the beginning of every food chain because it is the source from which all living things obtain energy?

What is the process by which plants use energy from the sun to turn carbon dioxide and water into food?

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