1. What is an ecosystem?, A) Only animals in one place, B) Living and non-living things interacting in an area, C) Only plants in a desert, D) A type of food chain, 2. A habitat is:, A) The role of an animal, B) The place where an organism lives, C) A type of plant, D) A food web, 3. The Sonoran Desert is an example of a:, A) Rainforest, B) Ocean, C) Desert ecosystem, D) Mountain, 4. Deserts are difficult places to live because they:, A) Have too much rain, B) Are very cold all year, C) Have very little water, D) Have too many trees, 5. Cacti are adapted to deserts because they:, A) Have large thin leaves, B) Store water in their stems, C) Need a lot of rain, D) Grow underwater, 6. “Nocturnal” animals are active during the:, A) Morning, B) Afternoon, C) Night, D) Winter, 7. Many desert animals are nocturnal to:, A) Find more water, B) Avoid the heat of the day, C) Sleep more, D) Eat plants, 8. A food chain shows:, A) Animal homes, B) Energy flow from one organism to another, C) Weather patterns, D) Types of soil, 9. A producer is:, A) An animal that hunts, B) A plant that makes its own food, C) A predator, D) A decomposer, 10. Consumers get energy by:, A) Making their own food, B) Eating other organisms, C) Drinking water only, D) Using sunlight, 11. A predator is an animal that:, A) Is hunted, B) Makes food, C) Hunts other animals, D) Lives underground, 12. Prey is:, A) An animal that hunts, B) An animal that is hunted, C) A plant, D) A decomposer, 13. A food web is:, A) One simple food chain, B) Many connected food chains, C) A spider’s home, D) A plant root system, 14. Pollination is:, A) Making seeds, B) Moving pollen from one flower to another, C) Growing roots, D) Losing leaves, 15. Nectar is:, A) A type of soil, B) Sweet liquid made by flowers, C) Animal blood, D) A desert plant, 16. Abiotic factors are:, A) Living things, B) Dead animals, C) Non-living parts of the environment, D) Only plants, 17. An example of an abiotic factor is:, A) Rabbit, B) Cactus, C) Sunlight, D) Snake, 18. An adaptation is:, A) A type of food, B) A behavior that helps survival, C) A feature that helps an organism survive, D) A habitat, 19. Spines on a cactus help to:, A) Store water, B) Reduce water loss and protect the plant, C) Attract animals, D) Produce nectar, 20. Thick fur in desert animals would be:, A) Helpful, B) An adaptation, C) Not helpful in hot weather, D) Used to store water, 21. If one species disappears, a food web may:, A) Stay exactly the same, B) Become stronger, C) Be affected or change, D) Stop sunlight, 22. Humans can affect ecosystems by:, A) Building cities, B) Polluting, C) Cutting down plants, D) All of the above, 23. Plants depend on, A) Water storage, B) Pollination, C) Sunlight, D) Soil, 24. Protecting ecosystems is important because:, A) They are not useful, B) Living things depend on them, C) They stop rain, D) They remove sunlight.

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