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Ecosystems Lesson 2

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the living organisms that share a region and interact with each other and their non-living environment. 
a)
Ecology
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Population
d)
Community
2.
Choose the answer that shows examples of ecosystems. 
a)
Forest  Swamp  Coral Reef
b)
Deer, Fish, Insects
c)
Evergreens, Pine, Oak
d)
Tundra, Chapparal, Tropics
3.
Living factors in an ecosystem are known as...
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
populations
d)
climate
4.
Non- or never living factors in an ecosystem are known as...
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
rocks
d)
lithosphere
5.
Choose the abiotic factor from the list.
a)
algae
b)
moose
c)
cricket
d)
sediment
6.
Choose the biotic factor from the list. 
a)
Sand
b)
Rocks
c)
Wind
d)
roots
7.
Together, all the species of the same type in an area make up a _____. 
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Biome
8.
All of the living organisms in an area make up a ____. 
a)
population
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
climate
9.
Most ecosystems are _____. This means that they maintain a relatively constant set of characteristics over a long period of time.
a)
disruptive
b)
sustainable
c)
abiotic
d)
biomes
10.
Choose the human activity that is least likely to decrease sustainability in an ecosystem
a)
creating factory pollution
b)
Disposing chemicals in a major river
c)
cutting down a forest to create a farm
d)
occasional fishing
11.
True or false: 
Parks and farms are difficult to maintain.  If left alone they would revert to natural ecosystems. 
a)
true
b)
false
12.
Weather changes day to day, but climate refers to conditions over a long period of time. 
a)
true
b)
false
13.
If temperatures became warm during winter for a few days, we should blame this on climate change. 
a)
true
b)
false
14.
"climate is what you expect, weather is what you get"
a)
true
b)
false