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WorksheetsEcosystems
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A system made up of organisms interacting with one another
a)
biology
b)
abiotic
c)
biotic
d)
ecosystem
2.
Organisms that make up the living part of an ecosystem.
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic factors
c)
ecology
d)
ecosystems
3.
Nonliving things found in an ecosystem.
a)
factories
b)
factor trees
c)
biotic factors
d)
abiotic factors
4.
Which is a biotic factor?
a)
sunlight
b)
air
c)
bacteria
d)
all of the above
5.
Deserts, mountains, and rivers are all examples of ________.
a)
vacation spots
b)
tundra
c)
ecosystems
d)
wetlands
6.
Ecosystems are always______.
a)
always changing
b)
always balanced
c)
never changing
d)
never balanced
7.
There are ecosystems within the Tropical Rainforest.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The bottom layer of the Tropical Rainforest is called the
a)
Emergent Layer.
b)
Canopy.
c)
Understory.
d)
Forest Floor.
9.
Everything in an ecosystem is interconnected.
a)
No, everything works alone.
b)
Yes, everything works together.
10.
What percent of the earth is covered by rainforests?
a)
less than 10%
b)
between 20 & 40%
c)
approximately 50%
d)
more than 75%
11.
Which CLIMATE REGION is shown here?
a)
Temperate Region
b)
Polar Region
c)
The Tropics
d)
The Middle Latitudes
12.
Which CONTINENT is home to the majority of the world's rainforests?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
13.
What is shown in the following picture?
a)
conservation
b)
desertification
c)
deforestation
d)
erosion
14.
A large, thick area of ice that covers a region.
a)
ice sheet
b)
Lichen
c)
Treaty
15.
What percent of Antarctica is covered in ice?
a)
98
b)
89
c)
99
d)
74
16.
What is the driest place on earth?
a)
Antarctica
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
Arizona
17.
What kind of animals are in Antarctica
a)
Water animals
b)
Giraffes
c)
None
18.
Why does Antarctica have such cold weather?
a)
It has the strongest winds on Earth.
b)
It has a very short summer season.
c)
It gets little direct sunlight.
d)
It has lots of snow and ice.
19.
What type of desert is Antartica?
a)
cold
b)
ho
c)
normal
d)
big
20.
The desert is the ___________ of the biomes.
a)
driest
b)
succulents
c)
dryness
d)
nocturnal
21.
Plants in the desert are able to store__________ in their roots, stems and leaves.
a)
evaporation
b)
nocturnal
c)
water
d)
driest
22.
Plants and animals living in the desert must be able to adapt to extreme heat and _______________.
a)
winds
b)
chia
c)
dryness
d)
evaporation
23.
Wetland areas help prevent flooding.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
Swamps are part of the wetland biome.
a)
true
b)
false
25.
What is one way humans affect the way wetlands do their job?
a)
pollution
b)
swimming
26.
Which biome is characterized by low temperatures and low amounts of rainfall?
a)
Tundra
b)
Desert
c)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
d)
Tropical Rainforest
27.
Which characteristics are common in the taiga biome?
a)
Spruces, elk, snowshoe hares, sever winters
b)
Lichens, reindeer, and permafrost
c)
Grasses, bison, prairie dogs
28.
This is a large region with similar ecosystems
a)
ecosystem
b)
biome
c)
ocean
d)
atmospher
29.
This biome has the greatest diversity of plants and animals
a)
desert
b)
rain forest
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
savanna
30.
Which of the following is an abiotic factor in the desert biome?
a)
sand
b)
cactus
c)
scorpion
d)
camel
31.
This biome has many grasses and few if any trees and very little rain
a)
temperate grasslands
b)
savanna
c)
desert
32.
What biome?
a)
Tiaga
b)
Grassland
c)
Tiaga
d)
Tundra
33.
What biome?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Tundra
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Tiaga
34.
What biome?
a)
Tropical Rainforest
b)
Taiga
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
35.
What biome?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Tundra
c)
Tiaga
d)
Desert
36.
What biome?
a)
Mountains
b)
Tundra
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Temperate Forest
37.
The semi-drys grasslands have very few of these that grow in this biome.
a)
antarctica
b)
trees
c)
fast
d)
grasses
38.
The dominant plants in the grasslands are ___________.
a)
rainfall
b)
dormant
c)
grasses
d)
trees
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