Exploring Ecosystems: Multiple Choice and Short Answer Assignment

This assignment will help you review what you have learned about ecosystems. Answer each question carefully. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best answer. For short answer questions, write a complete sentence or two to explain your ideas.

Question 1

Multiple choice

Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

  • A tree

  • Sunlight

  • Water

  • Soil

Question 2

Multiple choice

What do we call all the living and nonliving things that interact in a specific area?

  • Ecosystem

  • Population

  • Community

  • Habitat

Question 3

Multiple choice

Which of these is a producer in an ecosystem?

  • Grass

  • Rabbit

  • Wolf

  • Mushroom

Question 4

Multiple choice

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

  • Break down dead plants and animals

  • Make food using sunlight

  • Eat only plants

  • Hunt other animals

Question 5

Multiple choice

Which of the following is an example of a food chain?

  • Grass → Rabbit → Fox

  • Sun → Water → Soil

  • Tree → Soil → Water

  • Rock → Grass → Sun

Question 6

Multiple choice

What would most likely happen if all the plants in an ecosystem died?

  • Animals would have less food and might die

  • There would be more oxygen

  • Decomposers would stop working

  • More sunlight would reach the ground

Question 7

Multiple choice

Which of these is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

  • Temperature

  • Frog

  • Grasshopper

  • Bacteria

Question 8

Multiple choice

What is a population in an ecosystem?

  • All the members of one species in an area

  • All living things in an area

  • All nonliving things in an area

  • All plants in an area

Question 9

Short answer

Name one way humans can have a positive impact on an ecosystem.

Question 10

Short answer

Explain why it is important for an ecosystem to have both producers and consumers.

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