WorksheetsEcosystems
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment.
a)
population
b)
niche
c)
abitotic
d)
ecosystem
2.
_______ are consumers that eat only meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
3.
________ are consumers that eat plants and meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
4.
Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis?
a)
decomposer
b)
consumer
c)
herbivore
d)
producer
5.
What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?
a)
The number of herbivores would increase
b)
The number of plants would increase
c)
all organisms would adapt
d)
All living organisms would eventually die
6.
Examples of how humans negatively affect local ecosystems are
a)
Building dams, deforestation (cutting down trees), adding point sources to nearby streams to allow for run-off, building roads and structures, and salting roads.
b)
Creating laws to prohibit fishing from local streams.
c)
Planting trees and other plants to attract native species.
d)
Removing non-native species from the environment.
7.
How does energy enter an ecosystem?
a)
sunlight
b)
soil
c)
animals
d)
invasive species
8.
Pollution is anything that people add to the environment that__________________.
a)
disappearing particles
b)
benefits an ecosystem
c)
produces plants
d)
harms living things
9.
All the members of one species that live within an area of an ecosystem
a)
population
b)
community
c)
niche
10.
Organisms that make up the living part of an ecosystem.
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic factors
c)
ecology
d)
ecosystems
11.
Nonliving things found in an ecosystem.
a)
factories
b)
factor trees
c)
biotic factors
d)
abiotic factors
12.
All of the populations that live in one area together
a)
limiting factors
b)
populations
c)
community
d)
speed limit
13.
Which is a biotic factor?
a)
sunlight
b)
air
c)
bacteria
d)
all of the above
14.
Deserts, mountains, and rivers are all examples of ________.
a)
vacation spots
b)
tundra
c)
ecosystems
d)
wetlands
15.
An individual living thing is a/an __________.
a)
habitat
b)
ecosystem
c)
organism
d)
population
16.
Energy flow for an ecosystem starts with...
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Neither
17.
What is a example of a abiotic factor?
a)
Panda
b)
Turtle
c)
Butterfly
d)
weather
18.
What is an example of a biotic factor?
a)
skunk
b)
rocks
c)
soil
d)
water
19.
A ______________ eats mainly other animals.
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
20.
Which of these is NOT an example of an ecosystem?
a)
Rainforest
b)
A city
c)
Desert
d)
Deep ocean
21.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
22.
Which of the following go through the process of photosynthesis?
a)
bees
b)
algae
c)
humans
d)
mushrooms
23.
Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?
a)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.
b)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.
c)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.
d)
Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.
24.
T or F: An ecosystem can be as small as a log or as large as a forest.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
c)
(Palm to face)
25.
An ecosystem can be best described as...
a)
The interactions among living and non-living things in an environment.
b)
A type of organism that can only be seen with a microscope.
c)
A bunch of moving parts that do work.
d)
The newest craze in social media.
26.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a biome?
a)
Desert
b)
Marine
c)
Freshwater
d)
Waterpark
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