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Ecosystem and Food Chain Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these organisms is best suited to live in the ocean?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Which environment is typically very cold and windy, with organisms such as arctic foxes, reindeer, and polar bears?

a)

Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

Ocean

3.

Which environment is typically very hot and dry with organisms such as jackrabbits, lizards, and snakes?

a)

Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

Ocean

4.

Which environment consists of a small body of water with organisms such as tadpoles, ducks, and snapping turtles?

a)

Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Tundra

d)

Pond

5.

If you see a raccoon in your neighborhood, what can you infer?

a)

The raccoon has found food and shelter

b)

The raccoon is lost

c)

The raccoon is someone's pet

d)

The raccoon is in danger

6.

What must an organism's environment provide for it to survive?

a)

water

b)

food

c)

liveable temperature

d)

all of theses

7.

In this food chain diagram, the frog gets its energy directly from -

a)

the sun

b)

the grass

c)

the grasshopper

d)

the snake

8.

Which statement correctly describes how energy flows in the food chain shown here?

a)

from rabbit to carrot

b)

from lion to rabbit

c)

from fox to carrot

d)

from rabbit to fox

9.

This diagram is an incomplete food chain. Which of the following would complete this food chain?

a)

small fish

b)

bald eagle

c)

plant

d)

wolf

10.

Research shows that Fennec foxes like to live in places with high temperatures, soft ground to dig tunnels in, and has small mammals to eat. Based on this information which habitat most closely meets the needs of the fox?

a)

Habitat Q

b)

Habitat R

c)

Habitat S

d)

Habitat T

11.

How does a flood affect the organisms in an ecosystem?

a)

they have too much water

b)

they do not have enough water

c)

the plants grow too large

d)

the temperature is too cold

12.

Which organisms would be least affected by a wild fire?

a)

plants

b)

catepillars

c)

turtles

d)

birds

13.

The table shows the population of armadillo that live in an ecosystem over several years. Which is the most reasonable explanation of this data?

a)

the armadillo population thrived after a drought

b)

the armadillo population perished after eating too many insects

c)

the armadillo population stayed the same

d)

The armadillo population moved away after a flood caused the insects to die.

14.

Lack of rainfall caused a river to dry up. This river is where salmon lay their eggs. All of the following are likely results of this environmental change EXCEPT -

a)

the salmon population will decrease.

b)

predators that feed on salmon will hunt elsewhere.

c)

there will be more plants that live in water.

d)

other animals that live in the river will leave.

15.

Frogs often live in freshwater ponds where they feed on insects and lay their eggs in the water. Sometimes they are eaten by snakes. Frog would leave the area if -

a)

there were more insects

b)

the snakes all died out

c)

the water in the pond dried up

d)

there was a little more rain