ECOSYSTEM

1. An animal without a backbone A) invertebrate B) vertebrate 2. Largest group for classifying living things A) kingdom B) species C) order D) phylum 3. Smallest group for classifying living things A) species B) kingdom C) class D) phylum 4. Organizing things into groups based on how the things are alike A) classification B) ecosystem C) food chain D) family 5. Which two animals are invertebrates? A) Shark and zebra B) Clownfish and moth C) Earthworm and robin D) Octopus and starfish 6. Which group has the greatest number of animal species? A) Mammals B) Invertebrates C) Protists D) Plants 7. What is the main difference between members in the plant kingdom and members of the animal kingdom? A) Animals have a nucleus; Plant cells have no nucleus B) Plants have tubes; animals have backbones C) Animals have many cells; plants only have one cell D) Plants make their own food; animals eat other plants and animals 8. The process by which plants make food, using energy from sunlight A) Energy pyramid B) Photosynthesis

C) Food Chain D) Plant's stomach 9. A community of organisms and the environment in which they live in A) Population B) Habitat C) Community D) Ecosystem 10. An animal that eats only producers A) Insectivore B) Carnivore C) Omnivore D) Herbivore 11. An organism that makes its own food A) Producer B) Consumer C) Provider D) Decomposer 12. An animal that eats plants and other animals A) Omnivore B) Herbivore C) Carnivore D) Insectivore 13. The transfer of energy between organisms in an ecosystem A) Food Pyramid B) Food Chain C) Circle of Life D) Energy Chain 14. An organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals A) Herbivore B) Carnivore C) Decomposer D) Omnivore 15. A diagram that shows how much food energy is passed to each level in a food chain A) Energy Chain B) Food Pyramid C) Energy Pyramid D) Energy Diagram 16. An animal that eats only other animals A) Insectivore B) Herbivore C) Omnivore D) Carnivore

17. What is the source of energy for producers? A) Fresh water B) The Earth C) The wind D) The sun 18. Suppose a pack of wolves attacks and eats a family of mice. How much of the mice's energy is passed to the wolves? A) 50 percent B) 1 percent C) 10 percent D) 75 percent 19. Which is a product of photosynthesis? A) Nitrogen B) Carbon Dioxide C) Oxygen D) Hydrogen 20. Populations that live and interact together A) Community B) Neighborhood C) Ecosystem D) Population 21. A contest among organisms to find the food, water, shelter, and space they need to live A) Competition B) Race C) Search D) House hunting 22. The saving of resources A) Reusing B) Conservation C) Saving D) Recycling 23. Animals that are eaten by other animals A) Prey B) Predator C) Insectivore D) Omnivore 24. Animals that hunt other animals A) Prey B) Predator C) Herbivore D) Omnivore 25. What is formed when chemicals from burning fossil fuels mix with water vapor in the air?

A) Acid rain B) Snow C) Air pollution D) Smog 26. Which is NOT a method for conserving resources? A) Reuse B) Restore C) Recycle D) Reduce 27. Which thing cannot be recycled? A) Plastic bottles B) Aluminum cans C) Newspaper D) Gasoline 28. Which is an example of prey? A) Rabbit B) Polar Bear C) Hawk D) Tiger 29. Which organism is an example of a carnivore? A) Flowers B) Mountain Lion C) Bacteria D) Grasshoppers 30. Which organism is NOT a decomposer? A) Ladybug B) Earthworm C) Fungi D) Mushroom 31. Which list shows a possible order in which energy moves through an ecosystem? A) sun, producer, herbivore, carnivore, decomposer B) herbivore, carnivore, sun, producer, decomposer C) sun, producer, predator, consumer, decomposer D) producer, sun, carnivore, herbivore, decomposer 32. Which two organisms would you expect to compete with each other? A) Raccoons and jellyfish B) Deer and eagle C) Birds and roses D) Black bear and bobcat 33. A rare kind of fish lives in only one small stream. A dam is built on the stream, and all the

rare fish die. What is this an example of? A) Competition B) Adaptation C) Extinction D) A limiting factor 34. Which is NOT a cause of extinction? A) Climate change B) Conservation C) Habitat change D) Competition 35. Which is a natural cause of ecosystem change? A) Pollution B) Building fences C) Farming D) Hurricane 36. Certain bacteria live in the digestive systems of cows. The bacteria receive nutrients from food the cows eat. This relationship is an example of mutualism because the cows A) can digest food more easily B) need to find extra food C) inherit a dangerous disease D) develop painful stomach cramps 37. Kudzu is a common plant found in Alabama. Which statement correctly describes the relationship between kudzu and a non-living factor in an ecosystem? A) Kudzu vines cover nearby trees. B) A deer eats kudzu. C) The Sun helps kudzu grow. D) Kudzu leaves provide shelter for insects. 38. A certain species of vine grows on the trunk of a tree. The vine uses the tree to help it reach sunlight. Its relationship with the tree is a type of symbiosis called commensalism. This relationship means that A) the tree is not harmed by the climbing vine. B) the vine takes nutrients from the tree. C) the vine chokes the tree limbs that it surrounds.

D) the tree benefits from having the vine grown on it. 39. Which statement describes a mutualistic relationship between populations of insects and wildflowers in a prairie ecosystem? A) The insect populations are harmed, but the wildflower populations benefit. B) Both the insect and wildflower populations are unaffected by one another. C) The wildflower populations are harmed, but the insect populations benefit. D) Both the insect and wildflower populations benefit from one another. 40. Here is an example of a food chain: plankton - krill - small fish - salmon - bald eagle. How would the community most likely change if the krill were removed? A) The salmon population would increase. B) The bald eagle population would decrease. C) The small fish population would increase. D) The plankton population would decrease.