Ecosystems: Vocabulary

Definitions from the "Ecosystems" science unit. 5th grade.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Prey _________________.

  1. Get hunted by other animals and get eaten.
  2. Hunt for animals and eat them.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Predators ___________.

  1. <p>Get hunted by other animals and get eaten. </p>
  2. Hunt for animals and eat them.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Omnivores eat ________.

  1. Plants
  2. Both plants and animals.
  3. Animals
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Carnivores eat _______.

  1. Plants. (They only eat producers)
  2. Meat. (They only eat other animals)
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Herbivores eat _________.

  1. Plants. (They only eat producers)
  2. Meat. (They only eat other animals)
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Define: Food web

  1. The direct path of energy flow between two animals.
  2. The energy flow between all speicies in a community.
  3. All of the biotic factors in an environment.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Define: Food chain

  1. The direct path of energy flow from one animal to the next.
  2. The energy path between all of the organisms in an area.
  3. The scavengers in an area
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Define: Niche

  1. The food web and food chain in an ecosystem.
  2. Producters and consumers
  3. The role of an organism in its natural environment.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Define: Habitat

  1. Where organisms live.
  2. Abiotic factors
  3. Biotic factors
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Define: Community

  1. All of the populations linving in an area.
  2. All of the energy between organisms.
  3. The habitat for the organims.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Define: Ecology

  1. The role of each organisms in an ecosystem.
  2. All of the Herbivores and Carnivores.
  3. The study of how all things in an ecosytem interact.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Define: Population

  1. All of the organims of every species put together in a area
  2. All the organisms of the same species living in same area.
  3. A community.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Define: Biotic factor

  1. Non-living parts of an ecosystem.
  2. Living parts of an ecosystem.
  3. The place where organisms live.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Define: Abiotic factor

  1. Non-living parts of an ecosystem.
  2. Living parts of the ecosystem.
  3. <p>The population of animals in an area. </p>
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Define: Ecosystem

  1. The study of how animals live.
  2. All living an non-living things in an area.
  3. Animals that eat plants and animals.