Ecosystems

Heavy rains can cause flooding. Which animals would MOST likely thrive?

• deer

• mice

• cougars

• otters

Which of the following correctly shows how energy moves through a food chain?

• Sun → plants → plant eaters → meat eaters

• Sun → meat eaters → plants → plant eaters

• Sun → plant eaters → meat eaters → plants

• Sun → plants → meat eaters → plant eaters

A snake 

• ecosystem 
• organism 
• population 

What would happen to this food chain if there was no grass?

• The grasshoppers would eat the mice, and the snakes would move away.

• The mice would have more grasshoppers to eat.

• The snake population would increase.

• The grasshopper population would decrease.

Which pair of populations would most likely live in the same ecosystem

• parrots and polar bears

• dolphins and seaweeds

• Parrots and sharks

• deer and octopus

What do organisms need to survive?

• Food, water, shelter, and air.

• Food and Air

• Water and Air

• Trees and Air

plants, rocks, air, sunlight, water, 

• ecosystem 
• population 
• community 

The way living organisms interact with each other in a particular environment/community is called...

• Ecosystem
• Biome
• Habitat
• Abiotic

What can plants use to get water when there is a drought?

• Plants do not need water to live.

• Plants cannot move.

• Plants can get water with their roots underground.

• Plants take in oxygen.

Which organisms would be unable to escape and therefore perish from a fire?

• the deer

• the birds

• the tree

• the raccoon