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WorksheetsEcosystems, Communities, and Biomes
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Match the correct term that is best illustrated in the picture below.
a)
Community
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Population
d)
Organism
2.
Match the correct term that is best illustrated in the picture below.
a)
Community
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Population
d)
Organism
3.
Match the correct term that is best illustrated in the picture below.
a)
Community
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Population
d)
Organism
4.
Match the correct term that is best illustrated in the picture below.
a)
Community
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Population
d)
Organism
5.
Shallow lands where salt water mixes with fresh water are called ______.
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Estuaries
c)
Biomes
d)
Communities
6.
The picture below is an example of a ______.
a)
Life Cycle
b)
Food Chain
c)
Food Web
d)
Ecosystem
7.
Animals that hunt and eat other animals are called ______.
a)
Extinct
b)
Prey
c)
Predators
d)
Threatened
8.
______ is another word for when living things die because they cannot adapt or relocate to survive a change.
a)
Prey
b)
Perish
c)
Move
d)
Adapt
9.
Animals that are hunted and eaten by other animals are called _____.
a)
Extinct
b)
Prey
c)
Predators
d)
Threatened
10.
A ______ describes how energy in an ecosystem flows from one organism to another.
a)
Food Chain
b)
Energy Pyramid
c)
Food Web
d)
Consumer
11.
The area where an organism lives, grows, and develops is called a ______.
a)
Niche
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Habitat
d)
Community
12.
The symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit is called _____.
a)
Parasitism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Commensalism
13.
The symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits from living off the body of another organism and that organism gets harmed is called ______.
a)
Parasitism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Commensalism
14.
The symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other organism is not affected is called ______.
a)
Parasitism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Commensalism
15.
A species that is close to becoming extinct is called a(n) ______.
a)
Threatened Species
b)
Exitict Species
c)
Adapt Species
d)
Endangered Species
16.
A species that is close to becoming endangered is called a(n) ______.
a)
Threatened Species
b)
Extinct Species
c)
Endangered Species
d)
Adapted Species
17.
This biome has four distinct seasons.
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Desert
c)
Tropical Rain Forest
d)
Grasslands
18.
This biome is Earth's driest biome.
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga
c)
Desert
d)
Grasslands
19.
This biome has long, cold winters and short cool summers.
a)
Taiga
b)
Tundra
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Grasslands
20.
This biome has two different types called prairies and savannas.
a)
Tiaga
b)
Tropical Rain Forest
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Grasslands
21.
This biome is Earth's coldest biome.
a)
Freshwater
b)
Tundra
c)
Taiga
d)
Temperate Forest
22.
This biome covers about 70 percent of Earth's surface.
a)
Freshwater
b)
Tropical Rain Forest
c)
Marine
d)
Tundra
23.
This biome is made up of lakes, rivers, and wetlands.
a)
Marine
b)
Grasslands
c)
Taiga
d)
Freshwater
24.
Animals that eat both plants and animals are called _____.
a)
Decomposers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnivores
25.
Meat eating animals are called ______.
a)
Decomposers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnicores
26.
Plant eating animals are called ______.
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnivores
27.
These organisms break down the remains of uneaten plants and animals that have died.
a)
Decomposers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnivores
28.
A(n) ______ shows how much energy is passes along to each feeding level in an ecosystem.
a)
Food Chain
b)
Food Web
c)
Energy Pyramid
d)
Biome
29.
Charles Darwin said that an organism who is better suited to the environment is more likely to _____.
a)
Become ill
b)
Survive
c)
Die
d)
Move
30.
The addition of harmful substances to the environment is called ______.
a)
Pollution
b)
Development
c)
Expansion
d)
Extinctions
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