SCIENCE QUIZ LESSON 12 9. Which of these is an example of an abiotic factor?

a) Fungi c) Grasshopper
NAME _____________________________ SCORE ______/15 b) Sunlight d) Snake

Topic: COMPONENTS OF AN ECOSYSTEM

10. A group of the same species living in the same area is called
A. MODIFIED TRUE or FALSE a) Community c) Population
b) Ecosystem d) Biome
Directions: Write T if the statement is correct. If FALSE, change the underlined
word(s) to make the statement correct.
11. What is an example of a consumer in an ecosystem?
1. Abiotic factors in an ecosystem include living organisms such as plants and a) Sunflower c) Deer
animals. b) Oak tree d) Grass
2. The sun is the primary source of energy in most ecosystems.
3. Producers are organisms that obtain energy by consuming other organisms.
12. Which of the following is NOT a component of an ecosystem?
4. Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into a) Temperature c) Rocks
the ecosystem. b) Microorganisms d) Spacecraft
5. An ecosystem is made up of both biotic and abiotic components that
interact with each other.
13. The main function of decomposers is to:
B. Multiple Choice a) Produce oxygen
b) Break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients
Directions: Read each item carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. c) Compete for food
d) Hunt for prey
6. What is the term for all the living and non-living things that interact in an
area?
a) Population c) Ecosystem 14. A community in an ecosystem consists of:
b) Community d) Habitat a) Only plants
b) Only animals
c) All the populations of different species living together
d) Only non-living things
7. Which of the following is a biotic component of an ecosystem?
a) Water c) Soil
b) Rocks d) Trees
15. Which of the following describes an ecosystem?
a) A group of the same species
b) Only non-living things in an area
8. What role do producers play in an ecosystem?
c) Interactions between living and non-living things in an area
a) They decompose dead organisms
d) Only animals in a habitat
b) They make their own food using sunlight
c) They eat other animals
d) They consume dead plants
 9. What type of consumer eats only plants?
a) Herbivore c) Omnivore
b) Carnivore d) Decomposer
SCIENCE QUIZ LESSON 13

NAME _____________________________ SCORE ______/15 10. Which of the following best describes a food web?
a) A single pathway of energy transfer
Topic: FEEDING RELATIONSHIPS IN AN ECOSYSTEM b) A diagram showing multiple interconnected food chains
c) A list of all species in an ecosystem
A. MODIFIED TRUE or FALSE d) A classification of living organisms

Directions: Write T if the statement is correct. If FALSE, change the underlined

word(s) to make the statement correct. 11. Which of these is an example of a secondary consumer?
a) Grasshopper c) Frog
1. Producers obtain energy by eating other organisms. b) Deer d) Oak tree
2. A food chain shows a single pathway of energy flow in an ecosystem.
3. Herbivores eat both plants and animals.
12. Which organisms are responsible for breaking down dead plants and
4. Decomposers help recycle nutrients back into the soil by breaking down animals?
dead organisms. a) Primary consumers c) Decomposers
b) Producers d) Omnivores
5. Tertiary consumers are eaten by primary consumers in a food web.

B. Multiple Choice
13. What type of feeding relationship exists when a hawk eats a snake?
Directions: Read each statement carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. a) Herbivory c) Predation
b) Mutualism d) Commensalism
6. Which of the following is a producer in an ecosystem?
a) Rabbit c) Oak tree
b) Mushroom d) Lion 14. Which of these describes an omnivore?
a) An organism that eats only plants
b) An organism that eats only animals
c) An organism that eats both plants and animals
7. What is the correct order of a simple food chain? d) An organism that decomposes dead material
a) Producer → Secondary Consumer → Primary Consumer → Decomposer
b) Producer → Primary Consumer → Secondary Consumer → Decomposer
c) Primary Consumer → Producer → Secondary Consumer → Decomposer
d) Secondary Consumer → Primary Consumer → Producer → Decomposer 15.What happens to energy as it moves up a food chain?
a) It increases c) It decreases
b) It stays the same d) It disappears
8. Which organism is a primary consumer?
a) Grass c) Snake
b) Rabbit d) Hawk
 b) Commensalism d) Competition

8.Which of the following is an example of commensalism?

a) A remora fish attaching itself to a shark for transportation
b) A lion hunting a zebra
c) A caterpillar eating a leaf
SCIENCE QUIZ LESSON 14 d) A snake swallowing a mouse

NAME _____________________________ SCORE ______/15

9. In predation, the organism that is hunted and eaten is called the:
a) Predator c) Decomposer
Topic: OTHER ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS b) Prey d) Producer
A. Modified True or False

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct. If FALSE, change the underlined 10. What type of ecological relationship exists when a cow and a sheep
word(s) to make the statement correct. graze in the same field?
a) Mutualism c) Competition
b) Parasitism d) Predation
1. Parasitism is a relationship where both organisms benefit from the
interaction.
2. Commensalism is an interaction where one organism benefits while the 11. Which of the following is an example of amensalism?
other is neither harmed nor benefited. a) A lion eating a gazelle
3. In predation, the prey benefits from the relationship by getting food. b) A barnacle living on a whale
c) A black walnut tree releasing chemicals that prevent other plants from
4. Competition occurs when two organisms struggle for the same limited growing
resources. d) A butterfly pollinating a flower
5. Amensalism is a relationship in which one organism is harmed while the
other remains unaffected. 12. Which relationship is described as “one benefits, one is unaffected”?
a) Mutualism c) Parasitism
B. Multiple Choice b) Commensalism d) Predation

(Directions: Read each statement carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 13. A tapeworm living inside a human’s intestine is an example of:
a) Mutualism c) Parasitism
6. Which of the following is an example of mutualism? b) Commensalism d) Amensalism
a) A tick feeding on a dog c) A hawk eating a snake
b) A bee pollinating a flower d) A rabbit eating grass 14. What type of relationship exists between a snake and a frog when the
snake eats the frog?
a) Mutualism c) Commensalism
b) Parasitism d) Predation
7. Which relationship occurs when one organism benefits and the other is
harmed?
15. Which of these is an example of competition?
a) Mutualism c) Parasitism
a) Two birds fighting over a nesting site
b) A tick sucking blood from a dog
 c) A fish eating algae in a pond 6. Which of the following is an example of mutualism?
d) A mushroom growing on a decaying tree a) A tapeworm living in a dog's intestine
→ (Answer: a) Two birds fighting over a nesting site b) A bee pollinating a flower
c) A lion hunting a zebra
d) A hawk catching a mouse

7. Which ecological relationship occurs when one organism benefits while

the other is neither harmed nor helped?
a) Mutualism
b) Commensalism
c) Parasitism
d) Competition
SCIENCE QUIZ LESSON 14

NAME _____________________________ SCORE ______/15

8. Which of the following is an example of parasitism?
a) A remora fish swimming alongside a shark
Topic: OTHER ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS b) A bird eating insects off a buffalo
c) A flea sucking the blood of a dog
A. Modified True or False d) A lion eating a gazelle

Directions: Write T if the statement is correct. If FALSE, change the underlined 9. What type of relationship is shown when two predators hunt the same
word(s) to make the statement correct. prey?
a) Mutualism c) Competition
b) Parasitism d) Commensalism
1. Mutualism is a relationship where one organism benefits while the other is
harmed.
10. A bird building its nest in a tree without harming the tree is an example
of:
2. Commensalism is a type of relationship where one organism benefits while a) Mutualism c) Parasitism
the other is neither helped nor harmed. b) Commensalism d) Predation

3. Competition occurs when organisms fight for the same resources, such as 11. Which ecological relationship benefits one organism while harming
food, space, or water. another?
a) Commensalism c) Mutualism
4. Predation describes a relationship in which both organisms benefit from b) Parasitism d) Competition
each other.
12. Which of the following is an example of amensalism?
5. In amensalism, one organism is harmed while the other remains unaffected. a) A cow stepping on grass and killing it
b) A cleaner fish removing parasites from a shark
c) A vulture feeding on a lion's leftovers
d) A wasp pollinating a flower
B. Multiple Choice

13. A snake eating a frog is an example of:

Directions: Read each sentence carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
a) Competition c) Parasitism
b) Predation d) Mutualism
14. What is the term for a long-term relationship where one organism
depends on another for survival, often harming it?
a) Mutualism
b) Commensalism
c) Parasitism
d) Amensalism

15. Why does competition occur in an ecosystem?

a) Because organisms form partnerships
b) Because resources such as food, water, and shelter are limited
c) Because animals need to help each other
d)Because organisms always avoid each other