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WorksheetsEcosystems
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is a biotic factor?
a)
Fox
b)
Mountain
c)
Air
d)
Sunlight
2.
An individual living thing is a/an __________.
a)
habitat
b)
ecosystem
c)
organism
d)
population
3.
All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are _______.
a)
biography
b)
biotic
c)
abiotic
d)
biology
4.
The place where an organism lives is its _________.
a)
habitat
b)
abiotic
c)
ecosystem
d)
community
5.
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an ________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
6.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
7.
A group of different species that live together and interact in an environment are called a/an ________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
8.
Energy flow for an ecosystem starts with...
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Neither
9.
What is the definition of Biotic factors?
a)
Dead things
b)
plants
c)
Living things or organisms
d)
soil
10.
What is a example of a abiotic factor?
a)
Panda
b)
Turtle
c)
Butterfly
d)
weather
11.
What is an example of a biotic factor?
a)
skunk
b)
rocks
c)
soil
d)
water
12.
What does a biotic do?
a)
do nothing
b)
move, repopulate, and live
c)
stand still
d)
dead things
13.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic
c)
abiotic
d)
living
14.
Abiotic factors are livings things in an ecosystem.
a)
False
b)
True
15.
Temperature is an example of what kind of factor?
a)
Biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
dead
d)
living
16.
Predators is an example of what kind of factor.
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
living
d)
dead
17.
All living organisms that inhabit an environment are called?
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
Dead
d)
community
18.
Which of the fallowing has only abiotic factors?
a)
Sunlight, algae, and temperature
b)
Guppy, crab, oxygen
c)
Sunlight, soil, and weather
d)
Algae, temperature, and dog
19.
A community in which frogs consume only flies is being observed. If the number of frogs increases, which of the follow is most likely to happen first?
a)
The producer population will increase
b)
The fly population will decrease
c)
The fly population will remain the same.
d)
The snake population will soon decrease.
20.
The living and non-living things that affect each other form this...
a)
association
b)
ecosystem
c)
adaptation
21.
A rainforest area is experiencing a severe drought. As a consequence, the insect population has decreased. What will the insect-eating birds most likely do as a result of the drought?
a)
stop searching for food until it begins to rain
b)
begin reproducing to increase population
c)
move to a new area to find food
22.
an organism that gets its food by breaking down the remains of dead organisms and returning the nutrients back to the soil
a)
Host
b)
Decomposer
c)
Producer
d)
Consumer
23.
Animals compete for resources, but plants do not compete.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
This organism traps its prey in a web, stings it, paralyzes it, and sometimes saves it to eat later. Is it a.....
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
25.
This organism draws its nutrients from dead organisms as it releases enzymes to cause the organisms to break down and break apart. Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
26.
Este organismo extrae su agua del suelo, atrapa la luz solar en su clorofila y produce glucosa (azúcar) en las partes verdes y anchas de su cuerpo. ¿Es un...?
a)
Productor
b)
Consumidor
c)
Descomponedor
27.
This organism spends a lot of time
in trees. Its huge eyes see well
at night and large talons can
quickly grasp prey, which
include mice and other small
animals. It is nocturnal, which
means it is active at night. Is it
a...
in trees. Its huge eyes see well
at night and large talons can
quickly grasp prey, which
include mice and other small
animals. It is nocturnal, which
means it is active at night. Is it
a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
28.
This organism traps sunlight in
green parts of its body. It
also draws nutrients and
water from the ground.
Is it a...
green parts of its body. It
also draws nutrients and
water from the ground.
Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
29.
This organism lives in the ocean
and is often food for small ocean
animals. This organism gathers its
energy from the sun and makes
its own sugar. It is sometimes
eaten by certain types of whales.
Is it a...
and is often food for small ocean
animals. This organism gathers its
energy from the sun and makes
its own sugar. It is sometimes
eaten by certain types of whales.
Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
30.
This organism is microscopic and
lives in soil. It feeds off of dead
and dying organisms, creating
carbon and nitrogen, which is
sent back into the soil to be used
over. Is it a...
lives in soil. It feeds off of dead
and dying organisms, creating
carbon and nitrogen, which is
sent back into the soil to be used
over. Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
31.
This organism lives in the
ocean, often hiding in cracks in
rocks and coral reefs. It
jumps out, attacks its prey,
and wraps the captives in its
tentacles to eat. Is it a ....
ocean, often hiding in cracks in
rocks and coral reefs. It
jumps out, attacks its prey,
and wraps the captives in its
tentacles to eat. Is it a ....
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
32.
This organism has a long and
sticky tongue that can lash
out quickly and capture
insects. Is it a ....
sticky tongue that can lash
out quickly and capture
insects. Is it a ....
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
33.
This organism is often found in
fields, pastures, and meadows. It
uses light to make its food and
gives off nectar that
hummingbirds like. The
monarch butterfly larvae feed
off of this organism.
Is it a...
fields, pastures, and meadows. It
uses light to make its food and
gives off nectar that
hummingbirds like. The
monarch butterfly larvae feed
off of this organism.
Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
34.
This organism uses echolocation
to capture mosquitoes and moths
as it travels through the night
and sleeps during the day. Is it
a...
to capture mosquitoes and moths
as it travels through the night
and sleeps during the day. Is it
a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
35.
Cactus. Is it a.....
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
36.
Frog. Is it a....
a)
Producer
b)
Conusmer
c)
Decomposer
37.
Earthworm. Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
38.
Eagle. Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
39.
Human. Is it a....
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
40.
Pine Tree. Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
41.
Beetle. Is it a....
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
42.
What group does this belong to?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Decomposer
43.
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
44.
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
45.
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
46.
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
47.
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
48.
__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Terivore
49.
__________ is an organism that only eats meat for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Borivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
50.
__________ is an organism that eats BOTH plants and animals for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Darnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbiovre
51.
Lions only eat buffalo, antelopes, zebras and crocodiles. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Delivore
52.
Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. They are called __________.
a)
Franivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
53.
This type of eater has large, flat teeth used to grind down their food.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Sarivore
d)
Carnivore
54.
This type of eater has sharp canine teeth used to penetrate its teeth into its food and tear.
a)
Morivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbivore
55.
I am a...
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Ponyvore
56.
I am a...
a)
Herbivore
b)
Ratavore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Carnivore
57.
I am a...
a)
Fishivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbivore
58.
Humans are...
a)
Omnivores
b)
Peepivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Carnivores
59.
A tapeworm and a cat have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
competition
60.
A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.
a)
mutualism
b)
competition
c)
predator/prey
d)
parasitism
61.
Cattle egrets foraging in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to food and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
62.
A snake is eaten by a hawk. The hawk is the _______.
a)
prey
b)
parasite
c)
predator
d)
all of these
63.
A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
neutralism
d)
parasitism
64.
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unharmed
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
65.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
66.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
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