WorksheetsScience class quiz
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What word matches the following definition the best;
All the different populations that live together in an area
All the different populations that live together in an area
a)
Communities
b)
A group
c)
Populations
d)
Ecology
2.
Define Predator
a)
An animal that his hunted by another animal
b)
An interaction in which one organism hunts and kills another for food
c)
An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
d)
An animal that feeds on the remains of decaying organisms
3.
Define Omnivore
a)
An animal that eats only other animals
b)
An animal that eats both plants and other animals
c)
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
d)
An animal that eats only plants
4.
What word matches the following definition the best;
It involves one organism living on or inside another organism and harming it. A parasite lives on or in a host.
It involves one organism living on or inside another organism and harming it. A parasite lives on or in a host.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Parasite
d)
Symbiosis
5.
Define Transpiration
a)
A gas changes to a liquid
b)
Rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls from the sky
c)
The process by which molecules of a liquid absorb energy and change to the gas state.
d)
Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
6.
What word matches the following definition the best;
An organism’s particular role, or how it makes its living. A niche includes the activities and behaviors that help it satisfy the need for food, water, living space, and reproduction
An organism’s particular role, or how it makes its living. A niche includes the activities and behaviors that help it satisfy the need for food, water, living space, and reproduction
a)
Niche
b)
Habitat
c)
Competition
d)
Population
7.
Define Emigration
a)
Moving into a population
b)
The number of individuals in a specific area
c)
Leaving a population
d)
All the members of one species in a particular area
8.
Define Biotic Factor
a)
A scientist who studies ecology
b)
The nonliving parts of an ecosystem
c)
A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one species
d)
The living part of an ecosystem
9.
What would be an example of Mutualism?
a)
A tick on a dog
b)
An ox-pecker (a kind of bird) on a giraffe
c)
Barnacles on a whale
10.
Define Population Density
a)
The largest population that an environment can support
b)
Moving into a population
c)
The number of individuals in a specific area
d)
The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources
11.
What word matches the following definition the best;
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
12.
What definition best describes the following word;
Ecologist
Ecologist
a)
The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
b)
A scientist who studies fossils
c)
A scientist who studies ecology
d)
The largest population that an environment can support
13.
Define Immigration
a)
An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing
b)
Leaving a population
c)
A relationship in which both species benefit
d)
Moving into a population
14.
What definition best describes the following word;
Food Web
Food Web
a)
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. It shows one way energy flows through an ecosystem.
b)
A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food chain.
c)
The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem. It shows various ways energy can move through an ecosystem.
d)
All vegetables stuck together
15.
What word matches the following definition the best;
A gas changes to a liquid
A gas changes to a liquid
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Water cycle
16.
What word matches the following definition the best;
Nitrogen moves from the air to the soil, into living things, and back into the air
Nitrogen moves from the air to the soil, into living things, and back into the air
a)
Nitrogen Fixation
b)
Nitrogen cycle
c)
Transpiration
d)
Carbon and Oxygen cycle
17.
Define Carrying Capacity
a)
A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one species
b)
An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing
c)
All the members of one species in a particular area
d)
The largest population that an environment can support
18.
What definition best describes the following word;
Competition
Competition
a)
The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources
b)
An animal that a predator feeds upon
c)
An interaction in which one organism hunts and kills another for food
d)
An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
19.
Define Habitat
a)
An organism’s particular role, or how it makes its living. A niche includes the activities and behaviors that help it satisfy the need for food, water, living space, and reproduction
b)
The place where an organism lives and that provides the things the organisms need
c)
The living part of an ecosystem
d)
All the members of one species in a particular area
20.
What word matches the following definition the best;
A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one species
A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one species
a)
Symbiosis
b)
Commensalism
c)
Parasitism
21.
Which is not an example of an Abiotic Factor?
a)
The sun
b)
A telephone line
c)
A tree
d)
Rocks/ stones
22.
Define Decomposer
a)
An organism that can make its own food
b)
An animal that feeds on the remains of decaying organisms
c)
An animal that eats only plants
d)
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
23.
What definition best describes the following word;
Energy pyramid
Energy pyramid
a)
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. It shows one way energy flows through an ecosystem.
b)
A temple found in Egypt with lots of energy in it
c)
A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food chain.
d)
Ahe pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem. It shows various ways energy can move through an ecosystem.
24.
Which is not an example of Precipitation?
a)
Sleet
b)
Hail
c)
Rain
d)
Wind
25.
What word matches the following definition the best;
The producers use the carbon from the carbon dioxide they take in to produce other carbon containing molecules. They give off oxygen which the consumers take in.
The producers use the carbon from the carbon dioxide they take in to produce other carbon containing molecules. They give off oxygen which the consumers take in.
a)
Nitrogen Cycle
b)
Carbon and Oxygen Cycle
c)
Nitrogen Fixation
26.
Define Carnivore
a)
An animal that eats only plants
b)
An animal that eats only other animals
c)
An animal that eats both plants and other animals
d)
An organism that can make its own food
27.
Which is an example of a producer?
a)
A mushroom
b)
A zebra
c)
A plant
d)
An eagle
28.
Define Evaporation
a)
A gas changes to a liquid
b)
Rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls from the sky
c)
The process by which molecules of a liquid absorb energy and change to the gas state.
29.
What word matches the following definition the best;
The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form of nitrogen
The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a usable form of nitrogen
a)
Nitrogen Fixation
b)
Nitrogen cycle
30.
Define Scavenger
a)
An animal that eats only plants
b)
An animal that eats both plants and other animals
c)
An animal that feeds on the remains of decaying organisms
d)
An animal that eats only other animals
31.
What definition best describes the following word;
Commensalism
Commensalism
a)
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. It shows one way energy flows through an ecosystem.
b)
A relationship in which both species benefit
c)
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
d)
A relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is neither helped nor harmed
32.
Which is an example of a herbivore?
a)
A lion eating a zebra
b)
A cow eating grass
c)
A black bear eating fish and berries
33.
Define Predation
a)
An interaction in which one organism hunts and kills another for food
b)
An animal that a predator feeds upon
c)
An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food
d)
An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing
34.
What word matches the following definition the best;
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. It shows one way energy flows through an ecosystem.
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. It shows one way energy flows through an ecosystem.
a)
Food Chain
b)
Nitrogen Cycle
c)
Energy Pyramid
35.
What is an animal that a predator feeds upon called?
a)
Predation
b)
Decomposer
c)
Prey
d)
Dinner
36.
What is Ecology?
a)
A scientist who studies ecology
b)
The environment
c)
The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
d)
The living part of an ecosystem
37.
Define Limiting Factors
a)
The number of individuals in a specific area
b)
The largest population that an environment can support
c)
An environmental factor that prevents a population from increasing
38.
What are populations?
a)
All the different populations that live together in an area
b)
All the members of one species in a particular area
c)
The place where an organism lives and that provides the things the organisms need
d)
The nonliving parts of an ecosystem
39.
Which of the following are not part of the Water Cycle?
a)
Condensation
b)
Precipitation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Wind
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