Ecosystem Quiz

What is an ecosystem?

• A) A place where only animals live

• B) A community of living and non-living things interacting

• C) A group of the same species living together

• D) A type of rock formation

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

• Sunlight

• Water

• Plants

• Rocks

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

• Wind

• Water

• The Sun

• Soil

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Organisms that make their own food using sunlight are called:

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Omnivores

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A rabbit that eats only plants is an example of a:

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Decomposer

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

• Produce oxygen

• Break down dead organisms

• Eat only plants

• Absorb sunlight

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What do primary consumers eat?

• Other animals

• Dead plants

• Plants and algae

• Nothing, they make their own food

Which of these is an example of a carnivore?

• Cow

• Wolf

• Grasshopper

• Tree

A food chain always starts with:

• A) A carnivore

• B) A producer

• C) A decomposer

• D) An omnivore

What do food webs show?

• How organisms compete for space

• How energy moves through an ecosystem

• How decomposers break down materials

• How animals find shelter

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