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Ecology Week #1 Vocabulary Practice

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This biome gets almost no rainfall and has thin, dry soil.

a)

Grassland

b)

Savanna

c)

Desert

d)

Tundra

2.

This biome is a type of grassland that is hot and dry with few trees. It also has many animals that have long legs and live in herds.

a)

Grassland

b)

Savanna

c)

Rainforest

d)

Desert

3.

This type of biome has enough rain for grasses to grow but not enough rain for trees to grow. It has warm summers and cold winters.

a)

Prairie/Grassland

b)

Savanna

c)

Desert

d)

Coniferous Forest

4.

This biome supports the largest variety of plant and animal life.

a)

Coniferous Forest

b)

Savanna

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Rainforest

5.

This biome has four different seasons and the trees lose their leaves in the winter.

a)

Coniferous Forest

b)

Rainforest

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Grassland

6.

This biome has evergreen trees that keep their leaves in winter.

a)

Coniferous Forest

b)

Deciduous Forest

c)

Grassland

d)

Savanna

7.

This biome has a layer of permafrost under the soil.

a)

Savanna

b)

Taiga

c)

Grassland

d)

Tundra

8.

The living or once living components of a community; for example organisms, such as animals and plants.

a)

Producers

b)

Environment

c)

Biotic

d)

Abiotic

9.

The non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment like wind, rain, temperature, nutrients, and humidity.

a)

Organisms

b)

Abiotic

c)

Biotic

d)

Producers

10.

The environment is...

a)

The biotic factors in an ecosystem

b)

A group of plants or animals

c)

The surroundings or conditions in which an animal or plant lives

d)

The living parts of an ecosystem

11.

The grass outside is...

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

12.

Fish sticks are...

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

13.

A plastic water bottle is..

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

14.

Water or rain is ...

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

15.

An organism is...

a)

A group of similar animals

b)

A living animal

c)

A living plant

d)

A living thing

16.

A community is ...

a)

All the populations of living things in an ecosystem

b)

All the populations of animals in an ecosystem

c)

All the populations of plants in an ecosystem

d)

All of the living and non living things in an ecosystem

17.

This biome has shallow salty water that comes in/out with the tides.

a)

Open Ocean

b)

Coastal Waters

c)

Estuary

d)

River

18.

This biome has standing water with more oxygen at the surface than at the bottom.

a)

Marsh

b)

Bog

c)

River

d)

Lake

19.

This biome is far from land. As you go deeper in this biome there is no more sunlight.

a)

Cave

b)

Coastal Waters

c)

Open Ocean

d)

Lake

20.

This biome has water that is always moving in a single direction.

a)

River

b)

Ocean

c)

Lake

d)

Wetlands

21.

This biome has very nutrient rich water that is a mix of salt water and fresh water.

a)

Lake

b)

Estuary

c)

Neritic Zone

d)

Bathyal Zone

22.

This is the most common biome.

a)

Rainforest

b)

Grasslands

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Coniferous Forest

23.

This biome has forest of evergreen tress with long cold winters and short cool summers.

a)

Tundra

b)

Deciduous Forest

c)

Taiga

d)

Savanna

24.

This biome has areas where the land is covered with water most of the year. It has soil that is very rich in nutrients.

a)

Estuary

b)

Wetlands

c)

Prairie

d)

Costal Waters

25.

A turkey sandwich is...

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

26.

Dirt/soil is....

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic