100-Item Ecosystem Quiz Bee (Pawikan Contest Edition)

1. What is an ecosystem? B. Shrimp

A. A single animal species C. Bacteria
B. A community of living and nonliving D. Coral
things interacting together
11. What do sea turtles mostly feed on?
C. A place with only plants
A. Small fish
D. A body of water
B. Coral
2. What are the nonliving parts of an ecosystem C. Jellyfish
called? D. Seaweed
A. Biotic factors
12. What do we call organisms that make their
B. Abiotic factors
own food?
C. Consumers
A. Producers
D. Producers
B. Consumers
3. Which of the following is a producer in the C. Decomposers
ocean? D. Predators
A. Phytoplankton
13. What connects producers, consumers, and
B. Jellyfish
decomposers?
C. Shark
A. Habitat
D. Octopus
B. Food chain
4. What do we call animals that eat only plants? C. Oxygen cycle
A. Herbivores D. Migration
B. Carnivores
14. Which process recycles nutrients in nature?
C. Omnivores
A. Photosynthesis
D. Decomposers
B. Pollination
5. Sea turtles are classified as what type of C. Decomposition
consumer? D. Transpiration
A. Producer
15. What is the largest ecosystem on Earth?
B. Decomposer
A. Forest
C. Consumer
B. Ocean
D. Omnivore
C. Desert
6. What gas do plants release during D. Grassland
photosynthesis?
16. What type of ecosystem do pawikans live in?
A. Carbon dioxide
A. Forest
B. Oxygen
B. Marine
C. Nitrogen
C. Grassland
D. Hydrogen
D. Freshwater
7. What is the main source of energy for all
17. What is the place where an organism lives
ecosystems?
called?
A. The Sun
A. Habitat
B. The ocean
B. Niche
C. The wind
C. Ecosystem
D. Volcanoes
D. Community
8. Which of the following is a biotic factor?
18. What is the role of an organism in its
A. Rocks
ecosystem called?
B. Water
A. Habitat
C. Coral
B. Niche
D. Sand
C. Territory
9. What type of ecosystem is the ocean? D. Trophic level
A. Freshwater
19. What do we call animals that eat both plants
B. Marine
and animals?
C. Terrestrial
A. Omnivores
D. Desert
B. Herbivores
10. Which of the following is a decomposer? C. Carnivores
A. Fish D. Scavengers
20. Which of the following is an example of a food C. Overfishing
chain? D. Pollution
A. Algae → Fish → Sea Turtle → Shark
30. What is the primary role of sea grasses?
B. Shark → Sea Turtle → Fish → Algae
A. Provide food and shelter for marine
C. Fish → Algae → Sea Turtle
animals
D. Sea Turtle → Algae → Shark
B. Produce carbon dioxide
21. The interconnected food chains in an C. Pollute the sea
ecosystem form a: D. Trap heat
A. Energy cycle
31. What human activity harms ecosystems the
B. Food web
most?
C. Habitat
A. Gardening
D. Carbon cycle
B. Fishing with nets
22. What is biodiversity? C. Throwing garbage in the sea
A. The number of rocks in an area D. Planting trees
B. The variety of living organisms in an
32. What do you call the process of animals
ecosystem
moving from one place to another
C. The depth of the ocean
seasonally?
D. The temperature of water
A. Migration
23. Which sea turtle species is known for its large B. Hibernation
size? C. Adaptation
A. Olive Ridley D. Competition
B. Leatherback
33. Why do sea turtles migrate long distances?
C. Hawksbill
A. To lay eggs on safe beaches
D. Green turtle
B. To look for coral reefs
24. What is the main threat to pawikan eggs on C. To avoid fish
beaches? D. To find seaweed
A. Rain
34. What is a population?
B. Human activities
A. A group of different species
C. Wind
B. A group of the same species living in one
D. Temperature
area
25. What do we call an organism that hunts other C. A group of habitats
animals for food? D. A kind of ecosystem
A. Predator
35. What is a community in an ecosystem?
B. Prey
A. Only plants
C. Scavenger
B. All living things in one area
D. Decomposer
C. Only animals
26. The ocean current helps sea turtles by: D. The water and air
A. Guiding migration paths
36. The energy flow in a food chain starts from
B. Cooling their shells
the:
C. Feeding them
A. Sun
D. Stopping pollution
B. Consumer
27. Why are coral reefs called the “rainforests of C. Decomposer
the sea”? D. Ocean
A. Because of their rich biodiversity
37. Which of the following can cause extinction?
B. Because they have trees
A. Adaptation
C. Because they are hot
B. Habitat destruction
D. Because they are dry
C. Migration
28. What happens when coral reefs die? D. Reproduction
A. Ocean becomes cooler
38. What is one way humans can protect sea
B. Marine life loses habitat
turtles?
C. More fish appear
A. Protect nesting beaches
D. More oxygen is produced
B. Collect eggs
29. Which of the following helps in maintaining C. Use plastic bags
balance in an ecosystem? D. Catch them
A. Deforestation
B. Recycling
39. The breaking down of dead organisms is C. Loggerhead
called: D. Leatherback
A. Decomposition
49. What is the scientific term for living things?
B. Photosynthesis
A. Biotic
C. Germination
B. Abiotic
D. Digestion
C. Organic matter
40. Why are mangroves important? D. Inorganic
A. They protect the coast and provide
50. Why are decomposers important in
shelter for marine life
ecosystems?
B. They trap turtles
A. They recycle nutrients into the soil and
C. They pollute the water
water
D. They dry up easily
B. They compete with plants
41. What happens when too many predators are C. They eat sunlight
removed? D. They stop growth
A. Prey population increases
B. Food chain stops 51. Which of the following organisms is a
C. Plants disappear consumer?
D. Ocean dries A. Algae
B. Fish
42. What is the process by which plants make
C. Coral reef
food?
D. Seagrass
A. Photosynthesis
52. What do decomposers release into the
B. Decomposition
environment?
C. Evaporation
A. Nutrients
D. Condensation
B. Light
43. Which of these is a freshwater ecosystem? C. Heat
A. Coral reef D. Oxygen
B. Pond 53. What happens when too much plastic is
C. Ocean thrown into the sea?
D. Tide pool A. Marine animals may die from eating
it
44. Why is plastic dangerous to sea turtles?
B. Water becomes sweeter
A. They mistake it for jellyfish and eat it
C. Fish population increases
B. It smells bad
D. Coral grows faster
C. It’s heavy
54. The place where pawikans lay eggs is
D. It makes water salty
called:
45. What do we call the variety of ecosystems on A. Nesting site
Earth? B. Feeding ground
A. Biosphere C. Coral reef
B. Atmosphere D. Lagoon
C. Hydrosphere 55. What does “marine” mean?
D. Lithosphere A. Related to forests
B. Related to the sea
46. Which part of a food chain receives the least
C. Related to mountains
energy?
A. Top predator
D. Related to land
B. Producer
56. What do we call the network of food
C. Herbivore
chains in an ecosystem?
D. Decomposer
A. Food web
B. Energy cycle
47. How can people help conserve ecosystems? C. Water chain
A. Avoid littering and support clean-up D. Habitat link
drives 57. Which of the following is a renewable
B. Hunt animals resource?
C. Cut mangroves A. Oil
D. Burn plastics B. Sunlight
48. Which sea turtle species has a beak-like
C. Plastic
mouth?
D. Coal
A. Hawksbill 58. What is one benefit of mangroves?
B. Green turtle A. They protect young fish and turtles
 from predators 68. What is one cause of coral bleaching?
B. They cause erosion A. Rising sea temperature
C. They remove oxygen B. Too many fish
D. They make water dirty C. Cold water
59. What human activity helps maintain D. Ocean currents
healthy ecosystems? 69. What is the role of plankton in the marine
A. Tree planting ecosystem?
B. Overfishing A. They produce oxygen and serve as
C. Deforestation food
D. Plastic dumping B. They cause pollution
60. Which of the following is a natural C. They eat seaweed
resource? D. They build coral
A. Plastic bottle 70. What is the term for living things that
B. Seawater cannot make their own food?
C. Metal can A. Producers
D. Glass B. Consumers
61. What happens if coral reefs are C. Decomposers
destroyed? D. Pollinators
A. Many marine animals lose their 71. Which of the following best describes a
homes balanced ecosystem?
B. More fish will grow A. All organisms live and interact in
C. Water becomes clean harmony
D. Turtles multiply faster B. Only predators survive
62. What kind of relationship exists between C. Only plants grow
cleaner fish and larger fish? D. No animals exist
A. Mutualism 72. What happens when an invasive species
B. Competition enters an ecosystem?
C. Parasitism A. It may outcompete native species
D. Predation B. It cleans the ocean
63. The process of water cycling between the C. It improves biodiversity
ocean and atmosphere is called: D. It disappears quickly
A. Water cycle 73. What is an example of pollution?
B. Carbon cycle A. Planting trees
C. Nitrogen cycle B. Throwing garbage in rivers
D. Rock cycle C. Cleaning beaches
64. Which organism is at the base of the food D. Using reusable bottles
chain? 74. What is a major cause of habitat loss?
A. Producer A. Recycling
B. Carnivore B. Deforestation and land development
C. Omnivore C. Composting
D. Predator D. Tree planting
65. What is the main purpose of 75. What are coral reefs made of?
conservation? A. Skeletons of tiny animals called
A. To protect and preserve nature for polyps
future generations B. Stones
B. To increase pollution C. Shells
C. To use all natural resources quickly D. Seaweed
D. To harm wildlife 76. Why are sea turtles important to
66. Which of the following is an endangered ecosystems?
species? A. They maintain balance by controlling
A. Pawikan (Sea turtle) jellyfish populations
B. Catfish B. They eat coral reefs
C. Squid C. They make the water salty
D. Starfish D. They live on land
67. What adaptation helps sea turtles swim 77. What do we call species that are at risk of
fast? disappearing?
A. Flippers A. Endangered
B. Sharp claws B. Migratory
C. Feathers C. Common
D. Long necks D. Invasive
78. What is one effect of oil spills in the B. Migration
ocean? C. Decomposition
A. It harms marine life and pollutes the D. Mutation
water 88. Which of the following produces oxygen
B. It feeds fish in the ocean?
C. It helps coral growth A. Phytoplankton
D. It cleans beaches B. Crabs
79. What is a group of ecosystems with C. Starfish
similar climates called? D. Mollusks
A. Biome 89. What type of pollution affects marine life
B. Community the most?
C. Population A. Water pollution
D. Habitat B. Air pollution
80. What is the main reason for climate C. Sound pollution
change? D. Land pollution
A. Too much greenhouse gas emission 90. What do green sea turtles mostly eat?
B. Too much rainfall A. Jellyfish
C. Too many fish B. Seagrass and algae
D. Overpopulation of trees C. Crabs
81. Which of the following animals is a D. Shrimp
predator? 91. Which of the following is an example of a
A. Shark scavenger?
B. Seaweed A. Crab
C. Algae B. Coral
D. Plankton C. Seaweed
82. What kind of ecosystem is found where D. Plankton
freshwater meets saltwater? 92. What is the uppermost layer of the ocean
A. Estuary where sunlight penetrates?
B. Desert A. Sunlit zone
C. Mountain B. Dark zone
D. Lake C. Deep sea
83. What happens when biodiversity D. Abyss
decreases? 93. What is the smallest unit of an
A. The ecosystem becomes weaker and ecosystem?
unstable A. Organism
B. Animals grow faster B. Population
C. More food is available C. Community
D. Plants multiply quickly D. Habitat
84. Which of these activities harms the coral 94. What are living organisms that feed on
reefs most? decaying matter called?
A. Swimming A. Decomposers
B. Dynamite fishing B. Producers
C. Snorkeling C. Pollinators
D. Boat riding D. Carnivores
85. What are sea turtles protected under in 95. What human action protects pawikans
the Philippines? the most?
A. Wildlife Resources Conservation and A. Avoiding beach pollution and
Protection Act (RA 9147) protecting nests
B. Fisheries Act B. Collecting eggs
C. Mining Act C. Riding turtles
D. Clean Air Act D. Keeping them as pets
86. What is the waste that does not easily 96. What is the term for a group of different
decompose? species living together?
A. Plastic A. Community
B. Paper B. Population
C. Fruit peel C. Biome
D. Leaf D. Habitat
87. What is the term for the gradual change in 97. Which of these helps prevent coastal
ecosystems over time? erosion?
A. Ecological succession A. Mangrove forests
 B. Cement walls A. Loss of habitat and biodiversity
C. Coral mining B. More clean air
D. Logging C. More water
98. What do you call the natural home of a D. Stronger soil
living thing? 100. Why should we protect the
A. Habitat ecosystem?
B. Niche A. Because it sustains all life on Earth
C. Food chain B. Because it’s colorful
D. Biome C. Because it’s fun
99. What is the effect of deforestation on D. Because it’s small
ecosystems?