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- Q1Which list includes organisms commonly found in a deciduous forest?cactus, wildflowers, tortoisedeer, squirrel, mouselizard, scorpion, kangaroo ratgrass, prairie dogs, bison120s
- Q2Which best describes a desert during the day?cold and drywarm and wetcold and wethot and dry120s
- Q3How are all ecosystems similar to forest ecosystems?All ecosystems provide diverse populations of small animals that consumers can eat.All ecosystems provide nutrient-rich soil for the producers.All ecosystems have an appropriate amount of sunlight to support the producers living there.All ecosystems have plenty of trees for consumers to eat.120s
- Q4Which could be a challenge for a small animal living in a grassland ecosystem?The flat terrain makes it easy for predators to spot prey.The extreme temperatures require thick skin and heavy fur.The high amounts of precipitation create excess water resources.The frozen ground is too hard to serve as shelter.120s
- Q5Which statement most accurately describes a pond ecosystem?Coral reefs grow in a pond.Cattail and pond lily grow in a pond.Evergreen trees grow in a pond.Grasses and wildflowers grow in a pond.120s
- Q6Which ecosystem has lifeforms most similar to those of the ocean?estuarypondlakeswamp120s
- Q7Which best describes a forest ecosystem?An ecosystem with freshwater surrounded by land and includes a variety of animalsAn ecosystem with various trees, shrubs, diverse animals, and adequate rainfallAn ecosystem with only grass, fertile soil, and varying temperatures depending on locationAn ecosystem with few plants due to the frozen ground120s
- Q8Which best describes the producers of an ecosystem?They provide food to herbivores.They provide hydrogen to the atmosphere.They provide food to decomposers.They provide carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.120s
- Q9Which organism plays an important role in recycling nutrients back into the environment?wolftreealgaebacteria120s
- Q10Which best explains why producers are at the beginning of all food chains?They need water and nutrients to survive.They transfer energy from the sun into food.They turn dead animals into nutrients.They provide shelter for smaller animals.120s
- Q11Which would be most directly affected by a reduction in nutrients in the soil?Abiotic factorsCarnivoresSunlightPlant community120s
- Q12Which would decomposers most likely feed on in a wetland?Grown amphibiansAmphibians at the aquatic larval stageGrowing plants and amphibian eggsDead plants and dead amphibians120s
- Q13Bacteria are released into the Gulf of Mexico to help clean up an oil spill. What role do the bacteria serve in the marine ecosystem?predatorsDecomposersproducersconsumers120s
- Q14Which describes a consumer in a pond ecosystem?CattailWater lilyDuckweedCatfish120s
- Q15Which best describes animals that eat only plants?omnivorescarnivoresherbivoresdecomposers120s