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.

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

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

Which of these is a producer in an ecosystem?

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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

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

Which of these is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

What is a population in an ecosystem?

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

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