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WorksheetsEcology: Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Anything that can decrease the size of a population including living (biotic) and non living (abiotic) features of an ecosystem such as predators and drought.
a)
limiting factor
b)
habitat
c)
ecosystem
d)
carrying capacity
2.
plants that convert energy from the sun or chemicals.
a)
decomposer
b)
primary consumer
c)
secondary consumer
d)
producer
3.
grass->rabbit -> fox
a)
food chain
b)
food web
c)
energy pyramid
4.
An individual living thing is a/an __________.
a)
habitat
b)
ecosystem
c)
organism
d)
population
5.
All of the living parts of an ecosystem are _________.
a)
biology
b)
biotic
c)
abiotic
d)
biography
6.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
7.
All of the living parts of an ecosystem are _________.
a)
biology
b)
biotic
c)
abiotic
d)
biography
8.
What are the nonliving parts of the ecosystem? This includes temperature, water, sunlight, air, and soil.
a)
biotic factors
b)
communities
c)
abiotic factors
d)
microorganisms
9.
If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.
a)
decrease
b)
stay the same
c)
increase
10.
Decomposers are very important in an ecosystem because they break down dead organisms. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
11.
This picture is an example of what kind of ecosystem?
a)
Desert
b)
Grassland
c)
Tropical Rain Forest
d)
Tundra
12.
This picture is an example of what kind of ecosystem?
a)
Forest
b)
Tundra
c)
Desert
d)
Desert
13.
This picture is an example of what kind of ecosystem?
a)
Forest
b)
Desert
c)
Tundra
d)
Tropical Rain Forest
14.
This picture is an example of what kind of ecosystem?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Desert
c)
Tundra
d)
Forest
15.
a group of the same species that live together in an area
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Population
c)
Community
16.
The study of interactions between organisms and their environment.
a)
ecosystem
b)
ecology
17.
When organizing life, what answer shows the correct levels of organization (biggest to smallest; left to right)?
a)
Biosphere-Population-Community-Ecosystem-Organism
b)
Organism-Ecosystem-Community-Population-Biosphere
c)
Biosphere-Ecosystem-Community-Population-Organism
d)
Organism-Population-Community-Ecosystem-Biosphere
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