Our Big Green Week Quiz 2024

As part of Big Green Week, on Monday 10th June we hosted our annual Eco Quiz for Year 6 Pupils across Pontypool and District.

Hosted by last year’s winners, Cwmffrwdoer Primary, budding Ecologists and Eco Warriors from Griffithstown, Padre Pio, Penygarn, George Street, Cwmffrwdoer and New Inn Primary Schools tested their knowledge over 8 rounds of questions, puzzles and pictures.

With a total of 75 points up for grabs and just a single point between 1st and 2nd Place, it was a VERY close competition:

1st Place – Cwmffrwdoer – 64
2nd Place – Padre Pio – 63
3rd Place – George Street – 56

We wanted to say a huge thank you to all pupils for taking part.

Test your own knowledge of the ecosystem and have a go at some of this year’s quiz questions

Great Big Green Week Quiz 2024

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1. What are groups of trees that grow in tropical, wet, flooded soils called?

Buttress roots

Emergent

Swamps

Mangroves

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2. What is a herbivore?

A meat eater

A plant eater

A plant and meat eater

An Insect eater

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3. Why do camels have large feet?

To stop them sinking into the sand

To keep them cool

Because the sand is hot

Because the rocks are difficult to walk on

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4. What decides if an area is a desert?

Amount of rain or snow

Temperature

Location

Altitude (height above sea level)

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5. What is a carbon footprint?

The amount of carbon dioxide produced

Pollution

Cross-contamination of ecosystems

Deforestation

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6. How does water change from a liquid to gas?

Condensation

Saturation

Transpiration

Evaporation

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7. What is the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment called?

Ecology

Geography

Biology

Geology

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8. What is the name is given to animals that sleep during the day?

Nocturnal

Diurnal

Crepuscular

Cathemeral

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9. What is an omnivore?

An Insect eater

A Plant eater

A Meat eater

A plant and meat eater

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10. What is an ecosystem?

A group of biologically linked organisms

A process of recycling

A body of water

A climate zone

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11. What is a species facing extinction called?

Evolved

Endangered

Deceased

Expired

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12. Which of these is an example of a tropical rainforest ecosystem?

Mangrove

Sahara

Temperate

Amazon

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13. Temperature, light, air, water and soil are all types of what part of the environment?

Abiotic

Biotic

Species

Elements

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14. What do we call a group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area?

A habitat

An ecosystem

A tribe

A population

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15. What is the process by which green plants turn sunlight into food called?

Photosynthesis

Transpiration

Reproduction

Respiration

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16. What are decomposers?

The variety of ecosystems in an area

Organisms that eat anything

Energy created by the wind

Organisms that break down organic matter

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17. How does water change from a gas to a liquid?

Evaporation

Saturation

Condensation

Transpiration

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18. What is a liana?

A type of cat

A species of tree

A climbing plant

A tribe

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19. Why do trees in the emergent layer of rainforests have waxy leaves?

To protect from the sunlight

To stop transpiration

To provide a nutritious food source

To attract insects

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20. What is a dried-up lake called?

Desert

Wadi

Playa

Pond

Your score is

Our Big Green Week Quiz 2024