4.5 Ecosystems
Pre-test on habitats and adaptations.
- 1.
What is an organism?
- A.
Any non-living thing
- B.
Any living thing
- C.
Anything in an ecosystem
Correct Answer
B. Any living thing -
- 2.
What is the pattern of growing, reproducing, and dying called?
- A.
Fertilization
- B.
A life cycle
- C.
Living pattern
- D.
Adaptation
Correct Answer
B. A life cycle -
- 3.
Why are structural and behavioral adaptations in organisms important?
- A.
They help organisms meet life needs.
- B.
They allow organisms to avoid interacting with the environment.
- C.
They prevent organisms from reproducing.
- D.
They allow multiple animals to live in the same habitat.
Correct Answer
A. They help organisms meet life needs. -
- 4.
Structural adaptations are -
- A.
Physical characteristics of an organism.
- B.
Types of activities an organism performs.
- C.
The habitat an animal lives in.
- D.
The job that an animal does.
Correct Answer
A. Physical characteristics of an organism. -
- 5.
Behavioral adaptations are -
- A.
Physical characteristics of an organism.
- B.
Types of activities an organism performs.
- C.
All of the organisms in an ecosystem.
- D.
The habitat an animal lives in.
Correct Answer
B. Types of activities an organism performs. -
- 6.
The color of some animals helps them blend into the surrounding environment so that they are not detected by predators. This is an example of a -
- A.
Behavioral adaptaion.
- B.
Structural adaptation.
- C.
Ecosystem adaptation.
- D.
Adaptation hibernation.
Correct Answer
B. Structural adaptation. -
- 7.
Some animals migrate to warmer climates in the winter. This is an example of a -
- A.
Behavioral adaptation.
- B.
Structural adaptation.
- C.
Ecosystem adaptation.
- D.
Niche adaptation.
Correct Answer
A. Behavioral adaptation. -
- 8.
What is an organism's natural home that provides for its needs called?
- A.
Niche
- B.
Ecosystem
- C.
Habitat
- D.
Adaptation
Correct Answer
C. Habitat -
- 9.
The part an animal plays in the food web, is it's -
- A.
Niche
- B.
Adaptation
- C.
Habitat
- D.
Community
Correct Answer
A. Niche -
- 10.
The gradual change of organisms to suit their environments is -
- A.
A niche.
- B.
Adaptation.
- C.
Food web.
- D.
Ecosystem.
Correct Answer
B. Adaptation. -
- 11.
The flow of energy from the sun to producers to consumers and then back into the nutrient pool through decomposers is known as -
- A.
A behavioral adaptation.
- B.
A structural adaptation.
- C.
An environment
- D.
A food web.
Correct Answer
D. A food web. -
- 12.
What is grass an example of?
- A.
Decomposer
- B.
Consumer
- C.
Producer
- D.
Predator
Correct Answer
C. Producer -
- 13.
Organisms that eat plants or animals are-
- A.
Decomposers.
- B.
Consumers.
- C.
Producers.
- D.
Scavengers.
Correct Answer
B. Consumers. -
- 14.
What are organisms that break down dead plants and animals called?
- A.
Decomposers
- B.
Consumers
- C.
Producers
- D.
Scavengers
Correct Answer
A. Decomposers -
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