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Chapter 5 Science (Ecosystems)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

The water in a wetland is an example of a _________________.

a)

community

b)

living part

c)

habitat

d)

population

2.

Which is a way that a drought changes an ecosystem?

a)

Plants have more room to grow.

b)

Animal habitats are flooded.

c)

Beaches wash away.

d)

Plants die from lack of water

3.

When seasons change, some animals move to another location. What is this movement called?

a)

migration

b)

hibernation

c)

dormancy

d)

adaptation

4.

Which is an example of a living thing causing a change to an environment?

a)

forest fire

b)

flood

c)

hurricane

d)

beaver dam

5.

Which of the following is an example of an interaction between a living part and a nonliving part in an ecosystem?

a)

an insect using a plant as shelter

b)

a worm using the soil as shelter

c)

a snake using a mouse for food

d)

a bird using an insect for food

6.

What is this animal doing to survive during winter?

a)

It is growing.

b)

It is migrating.

c)

It is hibernating.

d)

It is adapting.

7.

Look at the food chain. How do foxes get energy?

a)

from eating rabbits

b)

from eating grass

c)

from the sun

d)

from eating other foxes

8.

Which is not an example of a seasonal adaptation?

a)

Groundhogs dig burrows underground.

b)

Birds migrate to warmer places.

c)

Bats hibernate through winter.

d)

Trees shed their leaves in fall.

9.

Which of the following is a decomposer?

a)

mouse

b)

eagle

c)

mushroom

d)

grass

10.

Pigs eat both plants and animals. Which word best describes pigs?

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

producer

d)

carnivore

11.

How does a tree protect itself in cold weather?

a)

It migrates.

b)

It buds and flowers

c)

It goes dormant.

d)

It hibernates.

12.

Why do some trees drop their leaves in fall?

a)

to grow new leaves

b)

to use less energy

c)

to make more food

d)

to grow deeper roots

13.

the transfer of energy from one living thing to another

a)

adaptation

b)

ecosystem

c)

producer

d)

food chain

14.

a living thing that breaks down waste and dead plant and animal matter

a)

decomposer

b)

consumer

c)

producer

d)

ecosystem

15.

a living thing that eats other organisms

a)

consumer

b)

decomposer

c)

producer

d)

food chain

16.

the place where a living thing makes its home

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

population

d)

habitat

17.

a living thing that makes, or produces, its own food

a)

food chain

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

d)

consumer

18.

all the populations that live in the same place

a)

ecosystem

b)

adaptation

c)

habitat

d)

community

19.

all the living things of the same kind that live in the same place

a)

population

b)

community

c)

habitat

d)

ecosystem

20.

a trait that helps a living thing survive in its environment

a)

food chain

b)

adaptation

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

21.

the living and nonliving things that interact in an environment

a)

community

b)

population

c)

habitat

d)

ecosystem