WorksheetsVirginia’s Unique Natural Environments
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the westernmost geographic region in VA?
a)
Ridge and Valley
b)
Blue Ridge
c)
Appalachian Plateaus
d)
Piedmont
2.
An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)
a)
heterotroph
b)
consumer
c)
detritivore
d)
autotroph
3.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
4.
symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed
a)
secondary succession
b)
predation
c)
pioneer species
d)
parasitism
5.
What is a community?
a)
A group of the same species
b)
Cotton candy
c)
all of the populations of different species that live in an area.
6.
Which of the rivers that flows into the Chesapeake bay is the Northernmost?
a)
Rappahannock
b)
James
c)
Susquehanna
d)
York
7.
a)
Pinnate
b)
Palmate
8.
a)
Pinnate
b)
Palmate
9.
What type of tree is this, and is it deciduous or evergreen?
a)
Live Oak: Deciduous
b)
Live Oak: Evergreen
c)
Birch: Deciduous
d)
Beech: Evergreen
10.
Deciduous or Coniferous?
a)
Deciduous
b)
Coniferous
11.
What is the line pointing to?
a)
Petiole
b)
Blade
c)
Rachis
d)
Vein
12.
What is letter A?
a)
Petiole
b)
Blade
c)
Rachis
d)
Vein
13.
What is letter B?
a)
Petiole
b)
Blade
c)
Rachis
d)
Vein
14.
Which one of the following is NOT a condition that favors coniferous (evergreen) trees?
a)
Less available water
b)
Poor soil
c)
High humidity
d)
Short growing season
15.
What do the rings in a tree tell you?
a)
How old the tree is
b)
How animals interact with the tree
c)
Whether there are birds nesting in the tree
d)
How the wood of the tree might be used
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