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The Ecology questions below are in the following grade levels: Kindergarten
Grades: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 College
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Grade 4 :: Ecology by flyerand4
An animal that eats both plants and animals is called a
  1. herbivore
  2. carnivore
  3. dinosaur
  4. omnivore
Grade 4 :: Ecology by flyerand4
Animals that help break down the dead organisms that fall to the ground are called
  1. producers
  2. consumers
  3. decomposers
  4. scavengers
Grade 8 :: Ecology by sharrik
Which best describes the purpose of a food chain?
  1. shows what organisms eat which foods
  2. shows the importance of the sun's energy
  3. predator/prey relationships between organisms
  4. shows transfer of energy between trophic levels
Grade 2 :: Ecology by rainny15
What do people grow in soil?
  1. sheep
  2. toys
  3. plant
Grade 8 :: Ecology by sharrik
What is the primary purpose of a food web?
  1. diagram of who eats what
  2. diagram of the apex predator in a chain
  3. depict the interconnectedness of organisms
  4. show the movement of energy in ecosystem
Grade 1 :: Ecology by lckaplan
A predator is an animal who                
  1. hunts animals
  2. goes swimming
  3. eats ice cream
  4. lays eggs
Grade 5 :: Ecology by tawauna
Which food chain is in the correct order?
  1. grasshopper ---> grass ---> snake ---> frog ---> hawk
  2. grasshopper ---> frog ---> hawk ---> snake ---> grass
  3. grass ---> grasshopper ---> frog ---> snake ---> hawk
  4. grass ---> grasshopper ---> snake ---> frog ---> hawk
Grade 9 :: Ecology by mrsbateacher
In the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen is fixed by
  1. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
  2. lightning
  3. a only
  4. a and b
  5. none of the above
Grade 5 :: Ecology by tawauna
Which sentence describes a habitat?
  1. Grass uses sunlight to grow.
  2. A mole lives underground.
  3. Bacteria break down dead plants.
  4. Deer eat forest plants.
Grade 5 :: Ecology by tawauna
Plants absorb most of the nutrients they need from the soil. Since plants have been on Earth for a long time, why has Earth's soil not run out of these nutrients?
  1. Plants make new nutrients from solar energy and return them to the soil.
  2. When plants die, nutrients are broken down by decomposers and returned to the soil.
  3. Soil nutrients are always replenished by new nutrients from animals.
  4. Farmers must add fertilizer to keep all the nutrients from running out.
Grade 1 :: Ecology by blormilus
Shelter is a place where animals live.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 4 :: Ecology by cerasi05
Which best describes what makes one ecosystem different from another?
  1. The amount of sunlight, rainfall, temperature, and species types
  2. The amount of animals, oxygen, plant life, and pollution
  3. The amount of soil, water, buildings, and humans
  4. The amount of carbon dioxide, oxygen, water, and soil
Grade 5 :: Ecology by tawauna
Which statement best explains why there are many different types of organisms in ecosystems?
  1. Ecosystems change constantly, so the organisms that live there must also change.
  2. Ecosystems have different foods and living places, and organisms have different ways to use these resources.
  3. Each location in an ecosystem is different, so the organism that lives there must change to survive.
  4. Organisms that are the same species tend not to live near one another, so all the species mix together.
Grade 5 :: Ecology by tawauna
If a population of grizzly bears gradually increases over time, which of the following will most likely occur?
  1. The number of prey species will decrease.
  2. The size of the bear population will continue to increase.
  3. The bear population in that area will eventually die out.
  4. The number of prey species will increase.
Grade 8 :: Ecology by sharrik
Which is the best choice for cooperation?
  1. Cat eating bird
  2. Eagle chasing mouse
  3. Insect spreading flower pollen
  4. Tiger stalking antelope
Grade 8 :: Ecology by sharrik
Which is most likely to be a primary consumer?
  1. herbivore
  2. carnivore
  3. omnivore
  4. multivore
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