What is one simple action we can take to support biodiversity?

Give plants and animals space to thrive

What is one major risk of human impact on the planet?

Losing species before we even find them

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Exploring Ecosystems

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Dive into the world of ecosystems with questions on biotic and abiotic factors, energy flow, trophic levels, and the importance of biodiversity.

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1
Who are consumers in an ecosystem?
Animals
Bacteria
Plants
Decomposers
2
What is the role of decomposers?
Consume plants
Regulate climate
Produce energy
Break down matter
3
True or false: Ecosystems include only living organisms
False
True
4
What are biotic factors?
Weather patterns
Living organisms
Soil types
Non-living elements
5
How does energy move in an ecosystem?
Consumers to decomposers
Producers to consumers
Consumers to producers
Decomposers to producers
6
Most of the important work to keep the planet healthy is done by the largest animals
False
True
7
Who are producers in an ecosystem?
Decomposers
Animals
Consumers
Plants
8
Who are decomposers?
Producers
Animals
Fungi and bacteria
Plants
9
What is an ecosystem?
A community of organisms
A single organism
A non-living environment
A type of plant
10
What should we protect urgently to help biodiversity?
Rivers and lakes only
Zoos
Biodiversity hotspots
Animal sanctuaries
11
What proportion of mammal species are at risk of being consumed to extinction?
Around 300
None
Less than 50
More than 100
12
What are abiotic factors?
Animals
Plants
Living organisms
Non-living elements
13
What is a food web?
Non-living elements
Climate pattern
Interconnected food chains
Single food chain
14
What starts a food chain?
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
Animals
15
What do ecosystems preserve?
Weather patterns
Soil types
Biodiversity
Water sources
16
Which is a type of ecosystem?
Mountain
Desert
River
Ocean
17
What do trophic levels show?
Weather patterns
Soil types
Water cycles
Feeding relationships
18
What are trophic levels?
Feeding positions
Types of plants
Water sources
Climate zones
19
Approximately how many species have humans documented so far?
1.6 million
800,000
16 million
7.8 million
20
What is one simple action we can take to support biodiversity?
Ban all tourism in nature
Give plants and animals space to thrive
Plant only exotic species
Eliminate all predators
21
What is biodiversity?
Climate patterns
Variety of species
Non-living elements
Single species
22
What direction do arrows in food webs point?
Wind direction
Water flow
Sunlight direction
Energy flow
23
What do ecosystems provide?
Deserts
Mountains
Rocks
Food
24
What do ecosystems help regulate?
Climate
Water cycles
Plant growth
Soil types
25
What is one major risk of human impact on the planet?
Discovering too many species
Over-pollinating crops
Increasing animal population too quickly
Losing species before we even find them

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