Plants
Movement of Matter
Movement of Energy
Animals
Potpourri
100

As a living thing:  what are the three things that all plants want to do?  

Survive

Grow

Reproduce


100

Which term refers to the sequence of who eats whom in a biological community?

a. Matter chain
b. Predator chain
c. Food chain
d. Energy chain

c. Food chain

100

What can animals obtain by consuming plants or other animals?

a. Energy
b. Water
c. Oxygen
d. Soil

a. Energy

100

As a living thing:  what are the three things that all animals want to do?  

What is Survive

Grow 

Reproduce


200

In the carbon cycle, where do plants get their carbon from?

a. Air
b. Water
c. Sun
d. Soil

a. Air

200

What role do decomposers play in the ecosystem?

a. They produce oxygen
b. They break down dead organisms
c. They hunt for prey
d. They generate heat

b. They break down dead organisms

200

What do animals use energy for?

Answers will vary:

Should include - hunt, stay warm, heal

Hawks and Squirrels

200

What is a consumer in an ecosystem?

a. Plant
b. Human
c. Sun
d. Water

b. Human

200

True or False:

Do ocean animals need oxygen?


True:

Most ocean animal pull oxygen out of the water through "gills"

300

What do plants need to make their food?

a. Sunlight
b. Water
c. Air
d. All of the above

d. All of the above

300

A network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem is called:

a. Food circle
b. Energy web
c. Food web
d. Nutrient chain

c. Food web

300

Which of the following is a primary consumer in a food chain?

a. Hawk
b. Grasshopper
c. Mouse
d. Snake

b. Grasshopper

300

Which of the following is the highest level of consumer?

a. apex

b. producer

c. photosynthesis

d. decomposer

What is the apex predator

400

Which of the following is a decomposer?

a. wolf

b. mushroom

c. Adam K

d. fox

What is a mushroom.

Sorry Adam

400

Where does the matter go after it has been "decomposed"?

a. plants

b. water

c. soil

d.air

e. B, C, and D

What is e:

Water 

Soil

Air 

400

Which of the following is a secondary consumer in a food chain?

a. Grass
b. Rabbit
c. Mouse
d. Snake

d. Snake

400

The movement of matter through living and nonliving things is called:

a. Carbon cycle
b. Water cycle
c. Rock cycle
d. Nitrogen cycle

a. Carbon cycle

500

What do plants need to survive, grow and reproduce?

Choose all that apply:

a. animals

b.air

c. sunlight

d. water

What are:

air, light, and water

500

Which of the following is the most import within an ecosystem?

a. carbon

b. water

c. soil

d. sunlight 

What is carbon.

Remember the carbon cycle game - never forget!

500

What is the ultimate source of energy for most ecosystems?

a. Wind
b. Rain
c. Sun
d. Moon

c. Sun

500

Which of the following is a herbivore?

a. Lion
b. Owl
c. Great White Shark
d. Deer

d. Deer