Ecosystems and Environmental Science Quiz

What is the process by which plants use sunlight to make their own food?

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Decomposition

• Transpiration

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Which process releases energy by breaking down glucose in the presence of oxygen?

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Transpiration

• Fermentation

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Which type of organism can make its own food using energy from the sun?

• Producer

• Primary consumer

• Decomposer

• Carnivore

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What is the process by which dead organisms are broken down and nutrients are recycled?

• Photosynthesis

• Decomposition

• Cellular respiration

• Condensation

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What is the term for the different feeding levels in a food chain or food web?

• Carbon cycle

• Trophic levels

• Succession

• Limiting factors

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Which model shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web?

• Food chain

• Energy pyramid

• Biomass pyramid

• Carbon cycle

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Which organisms consume both plants and animals?

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Decomposers

Which term describes all the living and nonliving things in an area?

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

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What is the total number of individuals of a species in a specific area?

• Community

• Population

• Biodiversity

• Habitat

Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

• Sunlight

• Water

• Temperature

• Predators

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