Fifth Grade Science EOG Study Guide - Ecosystems Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: Anything that relates to land or planet earth is called ________.

• terrestrial

• aquatic

• celestial

• aerial

Fill in the blank: All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called ________.

• abiotic

• biotic

• organic

• producers

Fill in the blank: A biome that gets little precipitation and has very little vegetation is called a ________.

• desert

• rainforest

• tundra

• grassland

Fill in the blank: All of the living parts of an ecosystem are called ________.

• biotic

• abiotic

• mineral

• climate

Fill in the blank: An extremely cold climate located near the North and South Poles and on the tops of mountains, which receives very little precipitation and has no trees, is called ________.

• tundra

• savanna

• rainforest

• desert

Fill in the blank: A major ecological community such as grassland, tropical rain forest, or desert is called a ________.

• biome

• species

• organism

• population

Fill in the blank: A large naturally occurring area of land with largely evergreen forest vegetation found in northern sections of the Northern Hemisphere is called ________.

• taiga

• savanna

• desert

• tundra

Fill in the blank: All the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called an ________.

• ecosystem

• organism

• habitat

• population

Fill in the blank: A forest containing trees that lose their leaves each year is called a ________.

• deciduous forest

• rainforest

• coniferous forest

• mangrove forest

Fill in the blank: A forest that is humid and rainy for much of a year is called a ________.

• tropical rainforest

• savanna

• desert

• taiga