Parts of an Ecosystem

Test your knowledge on fundamental concepts in ecology such as succession, trophic levels, biodiversity, and ecosystem dynamics.

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1
What is the base of the food web?
Producers
Secondary consumers
Tertiary consumers
Decomposers
2
What indicates a healthy ecosystem?
High biodiversity
Few species
Single species
Low biodiversity
3
What happens during ecological succession?
No change occurs
Immediate transformation
Only plant growth
Gradual ecosystem change
4
What are tertiary consumers?
Decomposers
Herbivores
Carnivores
Producers
5
What begins primary succession?
Mature forest
Disturbed community
Wetland
Barren area
6
What do fungi and bacteria do?
Compete with plants
Photosynthesize
Break down matter
Consume sunlight
7
What affects biodiversity?
Stable climate
Increased species
Low pollution
Habitat destruction
8
What is a climax community?
Always barren
Constantly changing
Only plants
Stable and mature
9
What do producers do?
Break down waste
Make their own food
Provide shelter
Consume other organisms
10
What is the role of herbivores?
Make food
Decompose matter
Predate on carnivores
Eat producers
11
What is ecology concerned with?
Abundance and distribution
Animal behavior
Plant growth
Weather patterns
12
What is biodiversity?
Single species
Only plant species
Only animal species
Variety of life
13
What do secondary consumers eat?
Producers
Primary consumers
Decomposers
Tertiary consumers
14
What are trophic levels?
Species interactions
Habitat types
Climate zones
Feeding positions
15
What do decomposers do?
Compete with herbivores
Make their own food
Break down dead organisms
Consume primary producers
16
What do plants convert?
Kinetic energy
Sound energy
Thermal energy
Chemical energy
17
Who are primary consumers?
Carnivores
Plants and algae
Decomposers
Herbivores
18
What are pioneer species?
Last to arrive
First to colonize
Secondary consumers
Decomposers
19
What is secondary succession?
Begins in barren land
Starts with soil
Involves only plants
Occurs in oceans

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Test your knowledge on fundamental concepts in ecology such as succession, trophic levels, biodiversity, and ecosystem dynamics.

Flashcards19 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 19

Answers

1
What is the base of the food web?
Producers
Secondary consumers
Tertiary consumers
Decomposers
2
What indicates a healthy ecosystem?
High biodiversity
Few species
Single species
Low biodiversity
3
What happens during ecological succession?
No change occurs
Immediate transformation
Only plant growth
Gradual ecosystem change
4
What are tertiary consumers?
Decomposers
Herbivores
Carnivores
Producers
5
What begins primary succession?
Mature forest
Disturbed community
Wetland
Barren area
6
What do fungi and bacteria do?
Compete with plants
Photosynthesize
Break down matter
Consume sunlight
7
What affects biodiversity?
Stable climate
Increased species
Low pollution
Habitat destruction
8
What is a climax community?
Always barren
Constantly changing
Only plants
Stable and mature
9
What do producers do?
Break down waste
Make their own food
Provide shelter
Consume other organisms
10
What is the role of herbivores?
Make food
Decompose matter
Predate on carnivores
Eat producers
11
What is ecology concerned with?
Abundance and distribution
Animal behavior
Plant growth
Weather patterns
12
What is biodiversity?
Single species
Only plant species
Only animal species
Variety of life
13
What do secondary consumers eat?
Producers
Primary consumers
Decomposers
Tertiary consumers
14
What are trophic levels?
Species interactions
Habitat types
Climate zones
Feeding positions
15
What do decomposers do?
Compete with herbivores
Make their own food
Break down dead organisms
Consume primary producers
16
What do plants convert?
Kinetic energy
Sound energy
Thermal energy
Chemical energy
17
Who are primary consumers?
Carnivores
Plants and algae
Decomposers
Herbivores
18
What are pioneer species?
Last to arrive
First to colonize
Secondary consumers
Decomposers
19
What is secondary succession?
Begins in barren land
Starts with soil
Involves only plants
Occurs in oceans