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Ecosystems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the food chain, which of the pictures is a PRODUCER?
a)
Sun
b)
Plants
c)
Ladybug
d)
Chicken
2.
__________ make their own food. 
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Carnivores
d)
Herbivores
3.
________ get there energy from eating other organisms. 
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Carnivores
d)
Herbivores
4.
An animal called a divo lives on an island. This island is the perfect ecosystem for the divo because it has its only food, tree ants. One winter it got very cold and all the tree ants died. What will happen to the divos?
a)
their fur grew longer and thicker
b)
they dug holes and lived underground
c)
they died
d)
they switched to eating seeds
5.
What would happen is rabbits from a warm, southern climate were moved to a cold, northern climate?
a)
ALL of the rabbits will try to adapt to the change
b)
MOST of the rabbits will try to adapt to the change 
c)
FEW OR NONE will adapt to the change
6.
What term describes all living factors in an environment?
a)
abiotic
b)
zoological
c)
biotic
d)
biological
7.
What term describes all nonliving factors in an environment?
a)
abiotic
b)
zoological
c)
biotic
d)
biological
8.
A community of organisms and their abiotic, or nonliving environment is called ---
a)
ecology
b)
ecosystem
c)
population
d)
community
9.
Sunlight, pH of water, temperature, rocks, soil and air would all be ____________.
a)
Biotic 
b)
Abiotic
c)
Ecosystems
d)
Habitats
10.
Plants, animals, bacteria and fungi would all be examples of _____________.  
a)
Biotic Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Predators
d)
Prey
11.
An abiotic part of an ecosystem; required by plants to perform photosynthesis.
a)
water
b)
soil
c)
sunlight
d)
oxygen
12.
An abiotic part of an ecosystem; this gas is required by all living things.
a)
oxygen
b)
ecology
c)
biotic factors
d)
jellybeans
13.
The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water.
a)
ecosystem
b)
population
c)
community
d)
habitat
14.
An abiotic part of an ecosystem; made of small pieces of rock, water and decaying matter.
a)
sunlight
b)
oxygen
c)
water
d)
soil
15.
(9)Which land biome has hot summers and cold winters with a high-average amount of precipitation and trees that lose their leaves?
a)
Temperate deciduous forest
b)
Tropical rainforest
c)
Coniferous forest
d)
Temperate grassland
16.
(10) Which land biome has warm summers and very cold winters with an average amount of precipitation and trees with seeds protected by cones?
a)
Tropical rainforest
b)
Temperate grassland
c)
Tundra
d)
Coniferous forest
17.
Which organism receives energy from the tall tree?
a)
Giraffe
b)
Antelope
c)
Skunk
d)
Mouse
18.
Which organism receives energy from the grasshopper?
a)
Grass
b)
Rhino
c)
Bird
d)
Snake
19.
All of the following are negative impacts of human activity EXCEPT---
a)
pollution
b)
deforestation
c)
overfishing
d)
planting seeds
20.
Deserts, mountains, and rivers are all examples of ________.
a)
vacation spots
b)
tundra
c)
ecosystems
d)
wetlands