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WorksheetsBig Biome Quiz 4 w/ Ecosystems & Interdependency
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The place where an organism lives is its _________.
a)
habitat
b)
abiotic
c)
ecosystem
d)
community
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
Energy flow for an ecosystem starts with...
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Neither
6.
What is a example of a abiotic factor?
a)
Panda
b)
Turtle
c)
Butterfly
d)
weather
7.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic
c)
abiotic
d)
living
8.
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
9.
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.
10.
Which ecosystem is usually found near the earth's equator where it is very warm and has lots of trees and animals such as parrots and jaguars.
a)
Rainforest
b)
Desert
c)
Taiga
d)
Chapparal
11.
An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a ___________________.
a)
Villian
b)
Predator
c)
Prey
d)
Fred
12.
An animal that is hunted by other animals for food is called _____________________ .
a)
Victim
b)
Sally
c)
Predator
d)
Prey
13.
Organisms that make their own food
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
14.
Organisms that eat other things for food
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
15.
Organisms that get energy by breaking down other organisms
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
16.
an organism that feeds on an organism of another species and that usually harms the host; the hote never benefits from the presence of the parasite
a)
predator
b)
mutualism
c)
parasite
d)
consumer
17.
a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed
a)
commensalism
b)
mutualism
c)
prey
d)
prducer
18.
symbiosis that both organisms benefit
a)
mutualism
b)
competition
c)
commensalism
d)
autotroph
19.
relationship between two species of plants or animals were one benefits and the other is harmed
a)
parasitism
b)
herbivore
c)
parasite
d)
carnivore
20.
Despite having plenty of sun and rain, the tropical rainforest has very poor _____.
a)
biodiversity
b)
soil
c)
animal life
d)
air quality
21.
Dropping leaves in the fall is a characteristic of what type of tree?
a)
deciduous
b)
evergreen
c)
conifer
d)
bonsai
22.
In which biome can you find permafrost?
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
desert
d)
chaparral
23.
Which biome do we live in?
a)
temperate grassland
b)
temperate rainforest
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
chaparral
24.
Which biome receives between 0 to 25 centimeters of rain per year, has a temperature range of 0 to 50 degrees Celsius, has poor soil, and is home to lizards, scorpions, and snakes?
a)
desert
b)
mountain
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
25.
This biome contains mostly spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen. The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy. The soil is very rich. Moose and elk live here. This biome is classified as a
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
deciduous forest
d)
temperate forest
26.
The process in which green plants convert energy from the Sun into energy stored in carbon-containing molecules is called
a)
respiration
b)
combustion
c)
digestion
d)
photosynthesis
27.
This forest is split into "layers" where organisms live.
a)
Deciduous Forest
b)
Tropical Rain Forest
c)
Coniferous Forest
d)
None of these
28.
This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.
a)
Deserts
b)
Tropical Rain Forests
c)
Savannas
d)
Chaparral
29.
Which biome is home to lions, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and elephants?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Tundra
c)
Rainforest
d)
Temperate Forest
30.
On what continent are these savanna grasslands?
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
South America
31.
What is a close interaction between two unlike species where at least one species benefits?
a)
Predation
b)
Symbiosis
c)
Adaptation
d)
Prey
32.
What is an estuary?
a)
A little body of water.
b)
water in a gaseous form.
c)
Places where fresh water and streams flow into the ocean.
d)
the presence of an unwated msterial in a given place.
33.
A ________ is a forest biome consisting mostly of cone-bearing evergreen trees
a)
desert
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
taiga
d)
tundra
34.
What are the key features of the Tundra?
a)
cold winter, thin acidic soil, evergreen trees
b)
treeless, permafrost, cold dark winters
c)
ong cool summers, short dark winters, migrating animals
d)
many evergreen trees, short moist summers, long snowy winters
35.
The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...
a)
Food and Water
b)
Water and Sunlight
c)
Temperature and Oxygen
d)
Water and Temperature
36.
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
a)
Coniferous Forests
b)
Deciduous Forests
c)
Deserts
d)
Tropical Rain Forests
37.
Which biome contains large populations of grazing herbivores, few species of birds, and deep, rich soil?
a)
taiga
b)
tundra
c)
deciduous forest
d)
grassland
38.
A forest that is located about ____________________ north latitude would have fallen leaves on the forest floor during the fall.
a)
0-30 degrees
b)
60-90 degrees
c)
30-60 degrees
d)
90-120 degrees
39.
Vegetation in biomes where ____________________ is scarce consists predominantly of short trees, shrubs, and grasses.
a)
water
b)
air
c)
producers
d)
herbivores
40.
Plants such as oak, beech, and maple trees along with some shrubs are usually found in a(n)
a)
temperate deciduous forest.
b)
temperate grassland.
c)
tropical Savannah.
d)
tropical rain forest.
41.
Grasses and herbs are usually found in a(n)
a)
temperate deciduous forest.
b)
temperate grassland.
c)
tropical Savannah.
d)
temperate woodland .
42.
Consumer that eats animals or meat
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
producer
43.
the trees in this biome are characterized by needle-like leaves that are called conifers
a)
Desert
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
44.
What is the Tundra?
a)
A biome that is cold and gets little of rainfall
b)
A biome that is cold and gets lots of rainfall
c)
A biome that warm and has little rainfall
d)
A biome that is warm and gets lots of rainfall
45.
Which is a definition of a temperate rain forest?
a)
Temperate rain forests are coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperatezone and receive heavy rainfall.
b)
A forest that only contains evergreen pinetrees
c)
a wide open plain with a lack of trees
46.
Which continent are temperate rain forests not located?
a)
Antartica
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
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