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WorksheetsScience Food Web/Biomes
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which major biome is home to cacti, brittle bushes, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
Desert
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Grassland
2.
If an area has fir, spruce, and pine trees and the winters are cold, you are probably in a ________.
a)
Taiga
b)
Tundra
c)
Grassland
d)
Desert
3.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
Tundra
b)
Desert
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Tropical Rainforest
4.
Evaporation is the process by which ______.
a)
water vapor changes to liquid water
b)
liquid water changes to water vapor
c)
water falls from the sky
5.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
6.
A ______ is a freshwater ecosystem characterized by running water
a)
Wetland
b)
Lake
c)
River
d)
Shoreline
7.
Which biome, because of its climate and amount of rainfall, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
Tundra
b)
Rainforest
c)
Desert
d)
Pineforest
8.
Which biome, because of its climate and amount of rainfall, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
Tundra
b)
Rainforest
c)
Desert
d)
Pineforest
9.
Energy increases as you move up the food chain pyramid (from producer up through tertiary consumer).
a)
True
b)
False
10.
If a frog is the prey, what could be the predator?
a)
Grass
b)
Insect
c)
Snake
d)
Snail
11.
Condensation is the process by which _____.
a)
liquid water changes to water vapor
b)
water falls from the sky
c)
water vapor changes to liquid water
12.
The _______ water ecosystem has many layers, including a floor that is very dark no light.
a)
Shoreline
b)
Lake
c)
Open Ocean
d)
Coastal Ocean
13.
What Biome do we live in?
a)
Deciduous Forest
b)
Tropical Rain Forest
c)
Taiga
d)
Grasslands
14.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
15.
What does a Primary Consumer eat?
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Producers
16.
What is an example of a decomposer?
a)
Tree
b)
Dog
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Bacteria
17.
Primary Consumers are usually carnivores.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
An organism can be a secondary consumer in one food chain, but a tertiary consumer in another.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
How are a food web and a food chain related?
a)
A food chain is made up of several overlapping food webs.
b)
They aren't related.
c)
A food web is composed of several overlapping food chains.
20.
The constant movement of water is called _______.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
the water cycle
d)
evaporation
21.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a biome?
a)
Desert
b)
Saltwater
c)
Freshwater
d)
Timber
22.
An area where land and water meet is called a(n) ________.
a)
tundra ecosystem
b)
wetland ecosystem
c)
open ocean ecosystem
d)
tropical rain forest ecosystem
23.
Only ____% of the Earth's water is fresh water.
a)
90%
b)
97%
c)
3%
d)
50%
24.
_______ is a freshwater ecosystem characterized by still water.
a)
lake
b)
shoreline
c)
river
d)
coastal ocean
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