Name the Biome
Which ecosystem would most likely have frogs, freshwater, and trees growing near by?
A. Ocean
B. Estuary
C. Lake
D. Salt Marsh
C. Lake
What gives all producers their energy?
Sun
Lions eat hyenas. There is a sudden decrease in the number of lions. What would happen to the number of hyenas?
They would increase.
While walking in the forest, Cole sees many different forms of mushrooms and fungi. What type of organisms did he see?
Decomposers
A'yana is going on vacation. She goes to a place that has lots of trees, ferns, and animals like rabbits, bears, and deer. Which ecosystem did she visit?
Forest
Which factor is at the BEGINNING of all food chains?
The Sun
A new housing development is being built next to Northern Middle School. How would this most likely affect the birds that are living in that area?
They would decrease.
What do you call an organisms that eats only or mostly plants?
Herbivore
Maia is going on vacation. She goes to a place that is covered in grass and she gets to pet a buffalo! Where did she most likely visit?
Grassland
What is the role of a producer in an ecosystem's food chain?
A. They start many food chains.
B. They are a habitat to many large animals.
C. They get their energy by eating other animals.
D. It gives energy to all other animals in the ecosystem.
A. They start many food chains.
The amount of predators in an ecosystem begins to decrease. Which option could explain why they are beginning to decrease? (Hint: draw a food chain!)
A. There are more plants in the area.
B. There is less prey in the area.
C. The trees are starting to grow more.
D. There is less decomposers in the area.
B. There is less prey in the area.
What do you call an organism that eats only or mostly meat?
Carnivore
Raelyn goes on vacation and is able to see monkeys, snakes, tall trees, and and frogs. Where did Raelyn go on his vacation?
Rainforest
What would happen if you removed the producers from a food chain?
A. nothing
B. it would hurt only the primary consumers
C. it would hurt the entire food chain
C. it would hurt the entire food chain.
Owls eat rabbits and mice. If a disease kills most of the rabbits, what would happen to the number of owls?
They would decrease because they only have one thing to eat.
A shrub that can make its own food would be a:
A. producer
B. consumer
C. decomposer
A. producer
Skylar went on vacation and saw caribou, seals, moss, and small shrubs. Where did she go on vacation?
Tundra
List the parts of a food chain in order using the terms below:
sun
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
producer
primary consumer
decomposer
sun, producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, decomposer
What would happen to the producers if something began to block the sun?
They would decrease - nothing else would be able to get energy.
Which organism is a consumer?
A. worm
B. human
C. shrub
D. algae
B. human