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ecosystem quiz
No man is an island...
...and no organism can exist on its own either.
All living things interact constantly with their environment and with the other living things around them, in their local ecosystem.
To encourage you to get out and about, we’ve persuaded Emporium UK, a great place to get all your outdoor goodies, to supply us with three great prize packs. These packs include a brilliant picnic-backpack and a book chair, to make you explorations more relaxing and enjoyable than ever before…
All you have to do to get in the draw is answer the following 10 questions correctly. Strap on your sandals, here we go:
GOOD LUCK!
01 Ultimately, where does the energy within any ecosystem come from?
The National Grid
Falling leaves
Wind blowing through the trees
Sunlight used by plants in photosynthesis
02 Which animal was thought to be extinct but was found alive in the Indian Ocean in 1938?
Coelacanth – a very ugly fish
Dodo – a fat bird
Ichthyosaur – a marine reptile
Ammonite – a spiral shellfish
03 Which type of ecosystem contains half of the species on Earth?
Arctic tundra
Coral reef
Chalk grassland
Tropical rainforest
04 Insects are the largest group of organisms on the planet. What is the ratio of insect species to mammal species?
1:1
50:1
200:1
100,000:1
05 What is a niche?
A small nook in a tree where birds rest
The role an organism plays in an ecosystem
The edge of an ecosystem
A flan made from nuts
06 Which unexpected ecosystem on Earth gives hope of finding life on Mars where oxygen gas is not available?
Microbes within the clouds high in the atmosphere
Organisms in hot pools beneath the Earth’s surface
Underground fungi attached to the deep roots of trees
Micro-organisms in a septic tank
07 Of the estimated 100 million species on Earth just 1.4 million are named. Which of the following is a surprise recent discovery?
A new gnu
A camel with extra hairy kneecaps
A crowing hen
A fish that cannot swim
08 ‘Alien’ invasive species can cause severe disruption to ecosystems. In just 18 months, 3 million red land crabs on Christmas Island were killed by which invasive species?
Crazy ants
Frantic ferrets
Hungry hippos
Manic mould
09 Roughly how many species are estimated to become extinct each day?
2
50
120
1750
10 Scavengers are vital to recycling in an ecosystem because they eat the remains of the dead. Which of these organisms is a scavenger?
Venus Fly Trap
Bumble bee
Earthworm
Weevil
Answers:
1= Sunlight • 2= Coelacanth • 3= Tropical rainforest • 4= 200:1 • 5= Ecosystem role• 6= Hot pools beneath surface • 7= A camel • 8= Crazy ants • 9= 120 • 10= Earthworm
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