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Life Science Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the living and nonliving thing and their interactions in an area  
a)
stuff
b)
ecosystem
c)
animals
d)
the sun
2.
How do we characterize a thing as living?
a)
having a metabolism and maintain bodily functions.
b)
It must breathe oxygen.
c)
It must get its energy from other things.
d)
I can give it a bone and name it Fluffy.
3.
What are organisms that have no metabolism or bodily functions.
a)
zombies
b)
ghosts
c)
babies
d)
non-living
4.
A single living thing is called an   
a)
organism
b)
cell
c)
person
d)
rock
5.
characteristic that gives an organism a specific advantage in an ecosystem.
a)
gene
b)
trait
c)
adaptation
d)
behavior
6.
A producer in an ecosystem does what?  
a)
Grows its own food.
b)
Harvests its own food.
c)
Makes its own food from sunlight.
d)
Gets its food from another organism.
7.
Organisms that gets its energy from other living organisms but does not make its own energy is called a... 
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
organizer
8.
A decomposer 
a)
is gross.
b)
is a predator.
c)
eats live organisms and dead organisms.
d)
gets its energy from dead organisms without need for digestion.
9.
Name three types of consumers.
a)
cows, humans, snakes
b)
carnivores, herbivores, omnivores
c)
decomposers, producers, consumers
d)
Kroger, Walmart, Subway
10.
Lions, snakes, and owls are examples of...
a)
omnivores
b)
herbivores
c)
carnivores
d)
decomposers
11.
A bear and a fox are examples of...
a)
omnivores
b)
carnivores
c)
herbivores
d)
minions
12.
Which of the following are herbivores?
a)
Cows and chickens
b)
Squirrels and bats
c)
cats and dogs
d)
elephants and giraffes 
13.
A long-term relationship between two animals where one or both benefit.  
a)
symbiotic
b)
consumer
c)
unhealthy
d)
ecosystem
14.
A path of energy in an ecosystem that flows from one organism to another  
a)
Food web
b)
Food chain
c)
Food basket
d)
Food system
15.
A predator...
a)
hunts other animals for fun.
b)
is hunted by other animals.
c)
forages for food.
d)
hunts other animals for food.