NAME:_________________________________________________

DATE:_______________________

Ecosystems Unit Assessment Study Guide

Part 1: Multiple Choice
Directions: Please read each test item carefully. Choose the best answer choice.
1. Which of the following is needed to keep a plant alive?
A. Water
B. CO2
C. Sunlight
D. All of the Above
2. What BEST describes an ecosystem?
A. The layer of the Earth where all live exists
B. A group of living things
C. All of the non-living parts of the environments (rocks, soil, water, air)
D. A community of organisms interacting with one another and the non-living
environment
3. Grasshoppers live primarily near in or near fields with tall grass and plants. This
describes the insects:
A. Neighborhood
B. Biome
C. Habitat
D. Ecosystem
4. Which group of organisms CANNOT make their own food?
A. Consumers
B. Producers
C. Decomposers
D. None of the above
5. Where does all energy come from in an ecosystem?
A. Sun
B. Plants
C. Power Plants
D. Decomposition
6. Which of the following does NOT decompose?
A. rotting log
B. iron
C. animal
D. eggs

Part 2: Short Answer

7. What four things are needed for consumers to stay alive?
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8. Write a food chain using three interactions.
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9. What can humans do to help an ecosystem?
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10. How could a human harm an ecosystem?
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11. Choose an animal and describe ONE adaptation (physical, structure or behavior) it uses
to survive in its environment.
Animal:____________________________
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Part 3: Open-Ended Response

12. Draw and example of a food chain using at least four components. Use arrows to show
the flow of energy.

Part 4: Fill in the blank

Look at the list of components below:
grass

mushrooms

dog

earthworm

apple tree

lion

Place each organism from the box above in the correct category below.
15.
a. Consumers: ____________________________________________________________________________
b. Producers: _____________________________________________________________________________
c. Decomposers: __________________________________________________________________________

Word Bank
Carnivore

Herbivores Decomposer

Prey

Producers

Consumers

Omnivores

Directions: Using the word bank, choose the word that best completes each of the
sentences below.
16. A ___________________________ primarily eats meat.
17. An example of a _________________________ would be an earthworm
18. ______________________ make their own food using sun light, water, and CO2
19. Humans are an example of a ________________________________ because they eat both plants
and meat.
20. _________________________ consume producers in order to gain energy
21. __________________________ primarily eat plants.
22. In our camouflage activity, the butterflies were considered _____________________ and Mrs.
Holiday was considered the predator.