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WorksheetsYear 9 Science - Ecosystems Pt 1
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 34mins
A group of the same type of organisms living in the same place at the same time are known as a __________.
Ecosystem
Population
Community
Limiting factor
Which of these is a biotic factor?
Sunlight
Air
Bacteria
All of the above
A frog eats a fly. The frog is demonstrating ________.
Mutualism
Competition
Predation
Parasitism
Bacteria and fungi typically serve what role in an ecosystem?
Herbivores
Carnivores
Omnivores
Decomposers
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________.
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Prey
A connection of food chains with many energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________.
Ecosystem
Food web
Environment
Population
Grass is considered a ...
Consumer
Producer
Decomposer
Composer
What does a food chain represent?
How all living organisms within a ecosystem are connected.
All of the things that a particular animal eats.
How plants create their own food.
A single path of energy transfer within an ecosystem.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
Cricket
Grasshopper
Frog
Snake
What are the non-living features of an ecosystem called?
Abiotic
Biotic
What are the living factors of an ecosystem called?
Abiotic
Biotic
Water, soil, sunlight, temperature, air, and climate are all examples of __________________ factors of an ecosystem.
Abiotic
Biotic
Trees, plants, rabbits, hawks and fish are examples of _______________ factors in an ecosystem.
Abiotic
Biotic
What do we call all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area that interact with each other?
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biosphere
A group of organisms belonging to the same species that lives in a particular area (e.g. all the wolves in an area) are know as a/an _____________
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Organism
Different groups of populations (e.g. wolves, deer, buffalo, raccoons, etc.) interacting together in an ecosystem are know as a/an _________
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Organism
This picture below shows different organisms found in an area. The zebras in this picture represent:
A community
A population
An ecosystem
A habitat
Organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis are called:
Heterotrophs
Decomposers
Autotrophs
Consumers
A feeding relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed is called:
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Competition
A feeding relationship in which both organisms benefit is called:
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Competition
A feeding relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is unaffected is called:
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Competition
The most energy in an energy pyramid lies at the ________________ of the pyramid.
Bottom
Top
Middle
In the food web picture, what organism will compete with the shrew for crickets?
Hawks
Snakes
Frogs
Grasshoppers
Photosynthesis removes _____________________ from the atmosphere during the carbon cycle.
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Glucose
Matter is anything that...
Has volume
Has mass
You can see
Has mass and volume
Photosynthesis releases ___________ into the atmosphere.
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Glucose
Water
A relationship where organisms try to obtain the same resource, and there may be limited amounts, is known as ________
Competition
Mutualism
Predation
Parasitism
What is the equation for photosynthesis?
Water + oxygen ---> glucose + carbon dioxide
Water + carbon dioxide ---> glucose + oxygen
Glucose + water ---> carbon dioxide + oxygen
Carbon + oxygen ---> glucose + water
What is the equation for cellular respiration?
Water + oxygen ---> carbon dioxide + glucose energy
Glucose + oxygen ---> carbon dioxide + water + energy
Carbon dioxide + glucose ---> water + oxygen + energy
Carbon dioxide + water ---> glucose + oxygen + energy
True or false: producers get their energy from consumers
True
False
For an ecosystem to sustain itself, it needs
A supply of substances necessary for survival and growth
An input of energy, usually from sunlight
A wide range of species living in an ecosystem
All options
The group of organisms responsible for breaking down dead bodies and waste, and recycling matter for the producers to reuse are known as _________
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
Composers
When creating a food web, it is easiest to start with _________ at the bottom of your page
Producers
Any consumer
Top predator
It doesn't matter the order
When creating a food web, it is easiest to have __________ at the top of your page
Producers
Any consumer
Top predator/s
It doesn't matter the order
