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WorksheetsChapter 3 Ecosystems
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 31mins
All living and nonliving things that exist and interact in one place.
abiotic factor
adaptation
ecosystem
decomposer
An organism that makes its own food
consumer
producer
carnivore
ecosystem
An organism that eats other living things to get energy
consumer
decomposer
population
food web
An organism that breaks down the remains of dead animals
decomposer
food chain
adaptation
herbivore
A living part of an ecosystem, including plants, animals, and fungi
abiotic factors
biotic factors
population
community
A nonliving part of an ecosystem, including soil, water, temperature, and climate
abiotic factors
ecosystem
consumer
adaptation
All the populations in an ecosystem form a
decomposer
population
community
adaptation
All of the members of a single species within an ecosystem are a
biotic factor
food web
food chain
population
A network of food chains that share come links is a
food web
population
ecosystem
adaptation
The path that energy takes as it flows from one organism to another
community
food web
food chain
ecosystem
An animal that only eats plants
herbivore
carnivore
community
producer
An animal that eats only other animals (meat)
carnivore
population
adaptation
food web
Select all the items that are abiotic factors.
water
soil
temperature
grass
An example of a producer is a
snail
rabbit
plant
rock
Examples of consumers are
animals
deer
humans
trees
Examples of decomposers are
bacteria
fungi
worms
grass
All living things need energy to stay alive.
true
false
All food chains and food webs start with energy from the
Earth
Sun
plants
oceans
A food chain shows the path of food energy in an ecosystem.
True
False
All food chains end with
consumers
herbivores
producers
decomposers
The living things in an ecosystem.
biotic factors
abiotic factors
A(n) _______ is a diagram that shows the amount of energy available at each levle of an ecosystem.
food chain
food web
energy web
energy pyramid
A place where an organism lives is called a(n)
population
niche
habitat
ecosystem
A(n) ________________ includes all living and nonliving things in an environment.
population
community
ecosystem
niche
Rocks, water, and sun are examples of:
biotic factors
abiotic factors
Energy and nutrients flow in one direction in a(n) ________.
food chain
food web
energy chain
energy pyramid
The fight for resources between organisms is called _________.
symbiosis
predation
competition
adaptation
A(n) ____________ includes all members of a single species, like a school of clown fish.
ecosystem
population
community
habitat
If a bear eats fruits, nuts, and meat, what type of a consumer is it?
producer
herbivore
omnivore
carnivore
In this diagram, what is the producer?
the Sun
the snake
the plant
the grasshopper
What does this diagram represent?
A food chain
A food web
An energy pyramid
In this diagram, what is the consumer?
grasshopper only
snake only
grasshopper and snake
grasshopper, mouse and snake
Which best describes this illustration?
food web
producers
consumers
food chain
What is an omnivore?
an animal that is a producer
an animal that eats only plants
an animal that eats only consumers
an animal that eats plants and animals
Which ecosystem has much grass and few trees?
Tundra
Desert
Grassland
Wetland
Which ecosystem has hot days and little rain?
Tundra
Desert
Grassland
Wetland
All the living and nonliving things that interact in an area form a / an _________________________________.
environment
ecosystem
community
population
All the populations living in the same place form a / an _______________________________.
ecosystem
environment
community
habitat
Please pick all of the freshwater ecosystems!
Lake
Ocean
River
Stream
Pond
Please pick all of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem!
Sunlight
Water
Soil
Climate
Plants
Which ecosystem has trees that lose their leaves in the fall?
Tropical Rain forest
Deciduous forest
Tundra
Wetland
A group of giraffes in a savanna make up a / an _______________________.
population
community
habitat
ecosystem
Which ecosystem is treeless and the ground is frozen all year round?
Tundra
Desert
Grassland
Wetland
Which ecosystem is hot and humid with much rainfall and wide variety of organisms?
Tundra
Desert
Tropical Rain Forest
Wetland
Which ecosystem has trees that produce cones (conifer trees)?
Tropical Rain forest
Deciduous forest
Taiga
The fox is hunting the rabbit. The rabbit is the
prey
predator
The eagle is hunting the fish. The eagle is the
prey
predator
What is always at the base of every energy pyramid?
carnivores
omnivores
producers
herbivores
Typical weather pattern for an environment
temperature
precipitation
weather
climate
Where are more communities found?
warm, moist ecosystems
cold, dry ecosystems
