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WorksheetsUnit 5 Forest Biomes
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The variety of different species in an area
a)
Biodiversity
b)
Pioneer Species
c)
Biomass
d)
Food Web
2.
The development of biotic factors in previously uninhabited areas with little to no top soil
a)
Primary Succession
b)
Secondary Succession
c)
Deforestation
d)
Pioneer Species
3.
Occurs in an area where soil exists and growth of plants has been interrupted but not completely wiped out
a)
Primary Succession
b)
Secondary Succession
c)
Deforestation
d)
Pioneer Species
4.
A strategy in classification and identification of organisms where two statements of characteristics are presented with one being more like the organism
a)
Dichotomous Key
b)
Organization Key
c)
Mind Map
d)
Venn Diagram
5.
The cutting down of forests
a)
Deforestation
b)
Catastrophic Event
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Decay
6.
The first organisms to live in an area
a)
Pioneer Species
b)
Shrubs
c)
Decomposers
d)
All of these
7.
Tubes in plant stems that carry water from the roots to the leaves
a)
Xylem
b)
Phloem
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
External Structures
8.
Tubes in plant stems that carry food from the leaves to the other parts of the plant
a)
Xylem
b)
Phloem
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
External Structures
9.
The process of using the energy in sunlight to make food from water and carbon dioxide
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Respiration
c)
Radiant Energy
d)
All of These
10.
Fuel that comes from plants and animals
a)
Biomass
b)
Radiant Energy
c)
Non-renewable Resources
d)
None of These
11.
An event that causes very serious problems or damage
a)
Catastrophic Event
b)
Deforestation
c)
Migration
d)
Hibernation
12.
The seasonal movement of animals from one place to another
a)
Migration
b)
Hibernation
c)
Variation
d)
All of These
13.
A deep sleep-like state when an animal’s body processes slow down
a)
Hibernation
b)
Migration
c)
Variation
d)
All of These
14.
The structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its surroundings
a)
Hibernation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Migration
d)
Variation
15.
A difference between similar things
a)
Variation
b)
Migration
c)
Hibernation
d)
Adaptation
16.
A body part that does a certain “job” for an organism
a)
Structure
b)
Function
c)
Adaptation
d)
Variation
17.
The “job” that a body part does for an organism
a)
Function
b)
Structure
c)
Variation
d)
All of These
18.
Energy from the Sun
a)
Radiant Energy
b)
Chemical Energy
c)
Geothermal Energy
d)
None of These
19.
Arrangement of several overlapping food chains
a)
Food Web
b)
Energy Pyramid
c)
Food chain
d)
None of These
20.
A hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food
a)
Food Chain
b)
Food Web
c)
Energy Pyramid
d)
All of These
21.
The graphical representation of the trophic levels (nutritional) by which the incoming solar energy is transferred into an ecosystem
a)
Energy Pyramid
b)
Food Chain
c)
Food Web
d)
None of These
22.
Energy that is stored in chemicals, such as sugar and gasoline that allows a bond to be formed between two atoms
a)
Chemical Energy
b)
Radiant Energy
c)
Geothermal Energy
d)
All of These
23.
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Species
24.
An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
a)
Organism
b)
Organ
c)
Organ system
d)
All of These
25.
A particular section, group, or type of people or animals living in an area or country
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Species
d)
Organism
26.
A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
a)
Species
b)
Organism
c)
Population
d)
Community
27.
An organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that breaks down organic material
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Autotroph
28.
The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring. The theory of its action was first fully expounded by Charles Darwin and is now believed to be the main process that brings about evolution.
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Selective Breeding
c)
Community
d)
Niche
29.
The process by which humans breed other animals and plants for select particular traits (also called artificial selection)
a)
Selective Breeding
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Community
d)
Niche
30.
To rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi
a)
Decay
b)
Compost
c)
Decomposer
d)
Biomass
31.
Decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
a)
Compost
b)
Decomposer
c)
Recycle
d)
None of These
32.
The way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus
a)
Behavior
b)
Trait
c)
Characteristic
d)
Function
33.
Existing or occurring within an organism or one of its parts
a)
Internal Structure
b)
External Structure
c)
Trait
d)
Classification
34.
Existing or occurring on the outside of an organism or one of its outer parts
a)
Internal Structure
b)
External Structure
c)
Trait
d)
Classification
35.
A simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crust-like, leaf-like, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees
a)
Lichen
b)
Shrub
c)
Consumer
d)
Heterotroph
36.
The action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics
a)
Classification
b)
Trait Typing
c)
Specification
d)
None of These
37.
A genetically determined quality or characteristic
a)
Trait
b)
Variation
c)
Adaptation
d)
All of These
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