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Ecosystems - ELEMOL 339

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

All the organisms that live in an area together with the nonliving factors of the environment is known as

a)

food chain

b)

population

c)

ecosystem

d)

community

2.

A consumer that eats only plants are

a)

herbivores

b)

omnivores

c)

producers

d)

carnivores

3.

A food chain is

a)

all of the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time.

b)

all the populations that live in an area along with physical factors in the environment.

c)

when more than one individual or population tries to make use of the same limited resource.

d)

traces the path of energy as it moves from one organism to the next in an ecosystem.

4.

Plants, algae, and some bacteria take in carbon dioxide from the environment and us it to make food through the process of ______________________. Oxygen is released back to the environment as a waster product of this process.

a)

respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

decomposition

d)

nitrogen fixation

5.

Most organisms get energy by combining oxygen from the air with food in a process known as ______________________.

a)

cellular respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

biosphere

d)

decomposition

6.

Organisms that feed on the remains or wastes of other organisms are known as

a)

herbivores.

b)

omnivores.

c)

decomposers.

d)

carnivores.

7.

The third feeder in a food chain is the

a)

carnivore.

b)

tertiary consumer.

c)

producer.

d)

niche.

8.

The energy pyramid shows

a)

a system of several overlapping food chains.

b)

the constant movement of nitrogen between living thing and the environment.

c)

the part of Earth that supports life.

d)

the decrease in available energy at each level of a food chain.

9.

The ____________ is a cold, dry mostly treeless land biome that encircles the Arctic Ocean. Temperatures are well below freezing here.

a)

savanna

b)

tundra

c)

taiga

d)

coniferous forest

10.

The part of the Earth that supports life is called the

a)

biome

b)

kingdom

c)

biosphere

d)

domain

11.

Autotrophs are

a)

organisms that can make their own food.

b)

single-celled organisms that do not have membrane-bound internal structures.

c)

self-feeders.

d)

any organism that uses another as its source of food.

12.

Singe-celled organisms that do not have membrane-bound internal structures are called

a)

organelles.

b)

prokaryotes.

c)

eukaryotes.

d)

heterotrophs.

13.

Eukaryotes are

a)

cells that have organelles.

b)

organisms that use another as its source of food.

c)

single or many-celled organisms that reproduce by spores.

d)

single-celled organisms that do not have membrane-bound internal structures.

14.

________________ are animals with distinct body sections, jointed legs, and a hard body covering that forms an outer skeleton.

a)

Invertebrates

b)

Phloems

c)

Vertebrates

d)

Arthropods

15.

Animals that do not have a backbone are classified as

a)

arthropods.

b)

invertebrates.

c)

vertebrates.

d)

phloem.

16.

In a vascular plant, ____________ tissue forms the structures that carry water throughout the plant.

a)

phloem

b)

herbaceous

c)

xylem

d)

cartilage

17.

A taxonomic tree is

a)

show connections among family members and to trace the relationships back a few generations.

b)

helps you identify organisms by presenting you with a series of choices.

c)

common branches show groups of organisms that re closely related in their evolutionary history.

d)

used to show the evolutionary relationships among different groups of organisms.

18.

A special key, call a ________________________ key, helps you identify organisms by presenting you with a series of choices.

a)

dichotomous

b)

taxonemic

c)

family

d)

hierarchy

19.

A _________________ is a group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that in turn can produce more offspring.

a)

population

b)

community

c)

species

d)

ecosystem

20.

_____________ is a close relationship between two species.

a)

Symbiosis

b)

Competition

c)

Predation

d)

Niche