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BJU Science 3_5thEd. Chapter 8: Ecosystems

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All the nonliving things that surround a living thing are called its (a)  

Choose from the below words

community

population

environment
2.

All the living things in one area are called its (a)   .

Choose from the below words
community
environment
population
3.

All the living things of one kind that live in one area are called

a)

community

b)

environment

c)

population

4.

Each population has a habitat that includes food, water, and

a)

shelter

b)

plants

5.

A living thing that makes its own food and gets its energy directly from the sun is a

a)

consumer

b)

decomposer

c)

producer

6.

A living thing that gets its energy by eating other living things as food is a (a)   .

Choose from the below words
consumer

decomposer

producer

7.

A living thing that breaks down dead things and wastes is a

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

8.

God uses (a)   to keep an ecosystem in balance.

Choose from the below words

prey

predators
9.

At The Fall, Adams' sin brought (a)   into the world for animals and people.

Choose from the below words

life

death
10.

The only omnivore is the

(a)  

Choose from the below words
raccoon

snake

owl
mouse
11.

The carnivores in this food web are

the _and the _.

a)
raccoon
b)

snake

c)
owl
d)
mouse
12.

The only herbivore is the

(a)  

Choose from the below words

raccoon

mouse
owl
acorn
13.

The snake is the raccoon's (a)   .

Choose from the below words
prey

predator

14.

When one part of a food web changes, it affects (a)   web.

Choose from the below words
the entire

some of the

15.

The movement of energy from one living thing to another living thing is called a

(a)  

Choose from the below words
food chain

community

food web
16.

Two things that can cause an ecosystem to change are ___ and ___

Choose 2 answers.

a)

people

b)

rocks

c)

environment

17.

Label the following in this food web:

18.

Match the following

a)

feeds only other animals

1.

carnivore

b)

feeds only on plants

2.

herbivore

c)

feeds on both plants and animals

3.

omnivore

d)

feeds on dead organisms

4.

decomposer

e)

feeds itself

5.

producer

19.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

all living and nonliving things in and the environment in which they interact

1.

ecosystem

b)

all the living things of one kind in one area

2.

population

c)

all the living things in one area

3.

community

d)

place where an organism lives

4.

habitat

e)

all the nonliving things in an area

5.

environment

20.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

anything that can meet the need of an organism

1.

resource

b)

the struggle between living things trying to use the same thing to survive

2.

competition

c)

creates its own food

3.

producer

d)

must eat a plant or animal for food

4.

consumer

21.

Why were there no carnivores before The Fall?

a)

There was no death.

b)

Everything was first created to eat plants.

c)

They had not evolved yet.

d)

God had not created these animals yet.

22.

How can deer survive in colder weather?

a)

They can hibernate.

b)

They can adapt by growing thicker fur.

c)

They fly south for the winter.

d)

They can begin to evolve into polar bears.

23.

Living in groups can help some animals survive better.

Sort into correct categories

Categorize the following

help them find food more easily

better protection from predators

better protection from the cold

better hidden from predators

more easily overpower prey

better protection from fires

needs less resources

Advantages to Living in a Group
Not a reason to live in a group
24.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

planting trees and plants

littering

over fishing

only catch the fish the need for food

recycle

set aside areas for wildlife and plants

destroy habitats

catch and release fish

be wasteful

People can help ecosystems by
People can harm ecosystems by
25.

Categorize what might cause these changes in an ecosystem.

(Not all changes are bad :)

Categorize the following

a flood

a drought

a fire

plant trees

pollute

beavers build a dam

squirrels bury nuts and forget them

hurricane

over hunting one type of animal in ah area

pine beetles destroying trees

People
Environment
Animals
26.

An example of an animal adapting to survive in a changed ecosystem is

a)

a camel storing fat in a drought

b)

fish breathing with their gills

c)

squirrels building their nest