7th LS Characteristics of Ecosystems 5.1

Open Ended

What are parts of an ecosystem?

Multiple Choice

Which picture shows one organism?

Multiple Choice

Which picture shows a population?

Multiple Choice

Which picture shows a community?

Multiple Select

Select ALL of the abiotic factors?

• plants

• animals

• soil

• air

• water

Multiple Choice

Which limiting factor is being described?

Trees in a forest grow tall, blocking the sunlight from reaching the forest floor. As a result, not very many smaller plants grow on the ground.

• Food

• Water

• Temperature

• Sunlight

Multiple Choice

Which limiting factor is being described?

There has not been much rain this spring, so there is less standing water. As a result, there are fewer mosquitoes.

• Food

• Water

• Temperature

• Sunlight

Multiple Choice

Which limiting factor is being described?

A prairie fire burned much a field. As a result, there are fewer insects in the field. This has decreased the number of birds in the field that eat the insects.

• Food

• Water

• Temperature

• Sunlight

Multiple Choice

I am an animal that thrives in the cold. I have thick fur and I eat small grasses and shrubs that grow in the nutrient-poor soil of the upper latitudes.

Which biome do I live in?

• tundra

• rainforest

• grassland

• desert

• deciduous forest

Multiple Choice

I am an animal that eats a variety of plant life that grows in nutrient-rich soil. I enjoy the hot, dry, summers and burrow during the cold winters.

Which biome do I live in?

• tundra

• rainforest

• grassland

• desert

• deciduous forest

Multiple Choice

I am an animal that sees all four seasons, but especially loves the fall when the trees around me change color. I enjoy variety, both in my food, such nuts and fruits that grow on trees, as well as in my temperatures and rainfall.

Which biome do I live in?

• tundra

• rainforest

• grassland

• desert

• deciduous forest