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Worksheets6th Grade Ecology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A single living thing is called:
a)
a species
b)
a biot
c)
an organism
d)
an individual
2.
An organism's habitat provides everything it needs to:
a)
live
b)
grow
c)
reproduce
d)
all of the above
3.
All the members of ONE species interacting in a given area are called:
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
4.
Which of the following contains abiotic factors?
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
5.
The study of living things and how they interact with each other and their environment is called:
a)
environmental science
b)
ecology
c)
biology
d)
behavioral science
6.
Which is NOT a requirement of a group of organisms to be a species.
a)
physically similar
b)
able to reproduce
c)
able to survive harsh weather
d)
their offspring can reproduce
7.
All the populations living in the same area and interacting would be called:
a)
an organism
b)
a community
c)
an ecosystem
d)
a biome
8.
Which is NOT a biotic factor?
a)
grass
b)
water
c)
rabbit
d)
owl
9.
Which is NOT an energy role in an ecosystem?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
symbiosis
10.
In which type of interaction do both species benefit?
a)
competition
b)
parasitism
c)
mutualism
d)
commensialism
11.
A spider catching a moth in its web would be an example of what
a)
parasitism
b)
commensialism
c)
competition
d)
predation
12.
A spider catching a moth in its web would be an example of what type of interaction?
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
mutualism
d)
parasitism
13.
A turtle with a shell is an example of what defense mechanism?
a)
mimicry
b)
protective covering
c)
warning coloring
d)
camouflage
14.
If a wolf had a tick on its back, the wolf would be considered:
a)
a parasite
b)
prey
c)
predator
d)
a host
15.
An organism which can make its own energy is called:
a)
a consumer
b)
a producer
c)
a carnivore
d)
a decomposer
16.
A consumer that only eats producers would be called:
a)
a carnivore
b)
an herbivore
c)
an omnivore
d)
a decomposer
17.
The specific way an organism interacts with its environment, or its role in the environment is called its:
a)
niche
b)
adaptation
c)
symbiosis
d)
natural selection
18.
When nature chooses what organism will die and what organisms will live and reproduce, we call this:
a)
adaptation
b)
decomposer
c)
natural selection
d)
niche
19.
The small, subtle changes a species makes over many generations of offspring to be better suited for it's environment are called:
a)
niche
b)
adaptations
c)
natural selection
d)
darwinism
20.
When two deer ram their antlers against each other, this would be an example of:
a)
predation
b)
competition
c)
mutualism
d)
commensialism
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