Ecosystem and Organisms Quiz

What is an ecosystem?

• A single organism

• All the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other

Which term describes any individual living thing?

• Ecosystem

• Organism

What does 'biotic' refer to?

• The process of photosynthesis

• The living or once-living parts within an ecosystem

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Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

• Water

• Decomposers

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What is a producer?

• An organism that makes its own food from nonliving sources

• An organism that breaks down dead material

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What is a consumer?

• An organism that only eats plants

• An organism that gets energy by feeding on other organisms

What role does a decomposer play in an ecosystem?

• It breaks down wastes and dead organisms

• It consumes other organisms

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Which of the following is a herbivore?

• An animal that eats only other animals

• An animal that eats only plants/producers

What is a carnivore?

• An animal that eats only other animals

• An organism that makes its own food

What is a scavenger?

• An animal that finds and feeds on dead animal remains

• An animal that eats only plants