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WorksheetsUnit 6 Organisms and the Environment
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Would organisms in a forest biome have difficulty surviving in a desert biome?
a)
Yes
b)
No
2.
Would organisms in a forest biome have difficulty surviving in a desert biome?
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.
What is the relationship between succession and equilibrium in an ecosystem?
a)
Ecological Succession helps maintain equilibrium in an ecosystem.
b)
Ecological succession prevents ecosystems from ever reaching equilibrium.
c)
There is no relationship between ecological succession and equilibrium.
d)
Ecological succession and equilibrium are the same thing.
4.
An increase in biodiversity contributes to the _______________ of an ecosystem.
a)
sustainability
b)
biodiversity
c)
succession
d)
primary succession
5.
The pioneer species is responsible for carrying out what during primary succession?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Survive any predator
c)
migrate during the winter
d)
live at high altitudes.
6.
The more diverse an ecosystem, the more __________ it is.
a)
Biodiverse
b)
Stable
c)
Sustainable
d)
Bright
7.
Which scenario would the following diagram illustrate?
Grasses--> flowering plants--> shrubs --> native trees.
Grasses--> flowering plants--> shrubs --> native trees.
a)
An abandoned wheat feild
b)
bare field after an eruption of an volcano
c)
side of a cliff
8.
After a forest fire what type of succession would follow?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Conitinous
d)
deforestation
9.
A flower bed is created but was left bare over the summer. What types of plants might you see at the start of school?
a)
nothing
b)
weeds
c)
shrubs (bushes)
d)
Trees
10.
What would happen if a disease targeted a specific species in a low biodiverse area?
a)
Ecosystem would suffer
b)
The ecosystem would thrive
c)
nothing would happen
d)
All the animals would live happily ever after.
11.
Two farms decided to have a competition to see who could raise the most food for the animals on their farms. The first farmer only planted two high producing crops. The second farmer planted 16 different crops.
In the beginning Field 1 was out producing Field 2. Then a virus killed all of crop 2 plants. Which field will likely be more sustainable and why?
In the beginning Field 1 was out producing Field 2. Then a virus killed all of crop 2 plants. Which field will likely be more sustainable and why?
a)
Field 1
b)
Field 2
12.
In which situation would an ecosystem have the greatest number of limiting factors?
a)
After clearing land for a highway
b)
After a river floods a cornfield?
c)
After a forest fire destroys the plant growth.
d)
After a lava flow creates a new section of land
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