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6th grade ecosystems and biodiversity

Quiz by Brianne Lentz

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  • Q1
    What is biodiversity?
    The number of different types of metals in the soil.
    The number of animals in a certain area.
    The variety of life on Earth including species, genetic variation, and ecosystems.
    The amount of water in a certain ecosystem.
    30s
  • Q2
    What is an ecosystem?
    A community of living and nonliving things that interact with each other.
    A group of rocks and minerals found in a certain area.
    A group of animals that all live in the same habitat.
    A group of plants that all need the same amount of sunlight.
    30s
  • Q3
    What is a food chain?
    A series of animals in which each is preyed upon by the one below it.
    A series of plants in which each needs the one below it.
    A series of rocks and minerals that are all found in the same area.
    A series of organisms in which each eats the one below it.
    30s
  • Q4
    What is a producer?
    An organism that lives inside another organism and feeds on it.
    An organism that only eats plants.
    An organism that eats other organisms for food.
    An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis.
    30s
  • Q5
    What is a consumer?
    An organism that only eats plants.
    An organism that eats other organisms for food.
    An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis.
    An organism that lives inside another organism and feeds on it.
    30s
  • Q6
    What is a decomposer?
    An organism that lives inside another organism and feeds on it.
    An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals into nutrients.
    An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis.
    An organism that only eats plants.
    30s
  • Q7
    What is a habitat?
    The amount of water in a certain ecosystem.
    The natural environment in which an organism lives.
    A place where animals go to hunt for food.
    A type of food that an animal eats.
    30s
  • Q8
    What is an adaptation?
    A physical or behavioral characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment.
    The process of a plant making food through photosynthesis.
    A type of food that an animal eats.
    A place where animals go to hunt for food.
    30s
  • Q9
    What is a niche?
    The natural environment in which an organism lives.
    The role of an organism in its habitat.
    The process of a plant making food through photosynthesis.
    A type of food that an animal eats.
    30s
  • Q10
    What is extinction?
    When a species has a small population size.
    When a species no longer exists anywhere in the world.
    When a species is introduced to a new habitat.
    When a species is only found in one small area.
    30s

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