Ecosystems
Adaptations
Fossils
Food Chains
Bonus
100
An aquatic ecosystem is an ecosystem that's in ____.
water
100
What is this animal's adaptation? 
Camouflage (or any reasonable answer)
100
I think this was a ___ (terrestrial/aquatic) animal because ____.
Aquatic, because . . . (any reasonable answer).
100
The ___ drives or powers food chains.
The sun
100
A ___ is an organism that breaks down dead material and turns it into healthy soil.
decomposer
200
Identify the terrestrial ecosystems:
a) ocean
b) forest
c) grasslands
d) marsh
e) swamp
f) rainforest
a, c, f
200
Migration (when animals go from one place to another) is an ____ (physical or behavioral) adaptation. 
behavioral
200
I think this was a ___ (terrestrial/aquatic) animal because ____. 
Terrestrial because . . . (any reasonable answer)
200
An example of a producer is ___
Any plant
200
What are all of the consumers in this food chain? 
grasshopper, field mouse, racoon, owl
300
Which options contains only LIVING things?
a)
b) 
c) 
b
300
A porcupine's spikes or quills are a ___ (physical or behavioral) adaptation. 
physical
300
I think this animal ate ___ (meat, plants, both) because ____.
Meat because (any reasonable answer)
300
Based on the food chain, what predator does the frog have?
The snake
300
Which of the following are true about consumers?
a) consumers eat both producers and consumers
b) consumers create their own energy from the sun
c) consumers break down dead material
d) consumers need to eat to survive
a and d
400
Which shows a POPULATION?
a)
b) 
c) 
d) 
b-a population is a group of the same species in the same place at the same time
400
Identify all of the physical adaptation.
a) mimicry
b) gills
c) hibernation
d) group living
e) hunting at night
f) night vision
a, b, f
400
I think this animal ate ____ (meat, plants, both) because ____.
Plants because . . . (any reasonable answer like that the teeth are flat instead of sharp).
400
___ are organisms that get their energy from eating plants or animals.
consumers
400
Which of the following is NOT an example of a behavioral adaptations that helps an animal survive?
a) The baby giraffe wanders away from its group alone.
b) The wolves hunt in packs.
c) Bald eagles create their nests high up in trees.
d) Black panthers hunt at night.
a
500
What is the definition of an organism?
An organism is any living thing
500
Identify all of the behavioral adaptations.
a) hibernation
b) a hooked beak
c) group living
d) nocturnal hunting
e) nesting high in a tree
f) night vision
a, c, d, e
500
Scientists can tell all of the following about this fossil EXCEPT ___.
a) how long ago it lived
b) what it ate
c) where it lived
d) what it sounded like
d) what it sounded like
500
Which is the correct order of the food chain containing these organisms?
a) mushroom, field mouse, grasshopper, racoon, owl, sun, grass
b) sun, grass, grasshopper, racoon, field mouse, owl, mushroom
c) sun, grass, grasshopper, field mouse, racoon, owl, mushroom
d) grass, sun, grasshopper, racoon, field mouse, owl, mushroom
c) 
sun, grass, grasshopper, field mouse, racoon, owl, mushroom
500
In this food chain, what would happen to the owl if there was a drought and the grass died? 
The grasshoppers would die and then the field mouse and then the racoon and finally the owl because it lost its food source (or any reasonable answer).