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Ecosystems and Biomes Chpt.6 Vocab

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the average weather in a particular place over a long period of time called?
a)
Habitat                  
b)
Ecosystem
c)
biome
d)
climate
2.
Which biome has a climate that is extremely cold and dry?
a)
forest
b)
tundra
c)
grassland
d)
freshwater
3.
Which biome usually contains orchids, ferns, and other plants that live on the branches of trees?
a)
tundra
b)
temperate deciduous rainforest
c)
rainforest
d)
marine
4.
The freshwater biome includes all of the following EXCEPT
a)
lakes
b)
ponds
c)
oceans
d)
streams
5.
The greatest variety of species of living organisms is found in a(an)
a)
rainforest 
b)
taiga
c)
desert
d)
freshwater
6.
An apple tree is a
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
7.
A hawk is an example of a
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
8.
A mushroom is a 
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
9.

________________ are consumers that eat ONLY PLANTS.

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Producers

10.

__________________ are consumers that eat ONLY MEAT (other animals)?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Producers

d)

Herbivores

11.

__________________ are consumers that eat BOTH Plants and Animals for food.

a)

Omnivores

b)

Producers

c)

Herbivores

d)

Carnivores

12.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
13.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
14.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
15.
An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food is known as a:
a)
Producer
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Decomposer
16.
An energy pyramid represents what?
a)
How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use. 
b)
How much energy a particular organism needs. 
c)
How much energy is needed to build a pyramid. 
d)
The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.
17.
How much energy is available to be passed on to the next level in an ecosystem?
a)
100%
b)
10%
c)
50%
d)
75%
18.
Why is there a limited amount of energy that can be passed on to the next feeding level?
a)
There is never enough sunlight available. 
b)
Some ecosystems have limited resources. 
c)
Organisms use some of the energy they get from eating.
d)
All the energy is available to be passed on. 
19.
Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?
a)
More than one organism may eat them. 
b)
They may eat more than one other organism. 
c)
This organism gets its energy from multiple sources. 
d)
They have no resources available to them.
20.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Tertiary Consumers
21.
Earthworms help break down plant and animal remains and return the nutrients back into the soil. What are earthworms?
a)
consumers
b)
decomposers
c)
producers
d)
predators
22.
This organism recycles nutrients back into the soil when it breaks down dead stuff
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
23.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
24.
The place where an organism lives is its _________.
a)
habitat
b)
abiotic
c)
ecosystem
d)
community
25.
An individual living thing is a/an __________.
a)
habitat
b)
ecosystem
c)
organism
d)
population
26.
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an ________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
27.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
28.
What kind of precipitation is formed when water falls from the clouds and lands on the ground as liquid water?
a)
Hail
b)
Sleet
c)
Rain
d)
Snow
29.

Condensation occurs when water vapour....

a)

loses heat

b)

gains heat

30.

Condensation involves a change of state from ___ to ___

a)

Liquid to Solid

b)

Liquid to Gaseous

c)

Solid to Liquid

d)

Gaseous to Liquid

31.

Boiling occurs when water ...

a)

loses heat

b)

gains heat

32.

Evaporate involves a change of state from ___ to ___.

a)

Solid to Liquid

b)

Gaseous to Liquid

c)

Liquid to Gaseous

d)

Liquid to Solid

33.

Melting involves a change of state from ___ to ___

a)

Gaseous to Liquid

b)

Solid to Liquid

c)

Liquid to Gaseous

d)

Liquid to Solid

34.
To clean spectacles, people often breathe out on the spectacles. This is an example of__________.  
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
35.
Water drops seen in the cling foil which is covered on hot food. This is an example of__________.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
36.

Steam rising from wet clothes while ironing them. This is an example of__________.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

37.

Paint dries up after a while. This is an example of__________.

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

38.

Water drops seen on the lid of a hot tea pot is an example of__________.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Water cycle

39.
What is the process of combining nitrogen gas with other elements to make nitrogen into usable compounds?
a)
nitrogen composition
b)
ammonia 
c)
nitrogen fixation
d)
denitrification
40.
A large, relatively distinct region with a similar climate, soil, plants, and animals
a)
ecozones
b)
biotopes
c)
biomes
d)
biodomes
41.

Which major biome's lack of precipitation limits plant grow and is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, birds, antelope, lizards, fox, snakes, bob cats and coyotes?

a)

desert

b)

taiga

c)

tundra

d)

grassland

42.

This biome is just south of the tundra. It contains mostly spruce trees and Douglas firs, which are both evergreen. The winters are long and cold and the summers are short and rainy. The soil is very rich. Moose and elk live here.

a)

boreal forest or taiga

b)

chaparral

c)

temperate deciduous forest

d)

temperate rainforest

43.
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
a)
Coniferous Forests
b)
Temperate Deciduous Forests
c)
Deserts
d)
Tundra
44.
The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...
a)
Food and Water
b)
Water and Sunlight
c)
Temperature and Oxygen
d)
Precipitation and Temperature 
45.
Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
tundra
d)
coniferous forest
46.
 What type of biome is pictured?
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Grassland
47.
 What type of biome is pictured?
a)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
b)
Boreal Forest
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Grassland
48.
Which biome has a climate is warm and moist throughout the year, and has more species of plants and animals than any other biome?
a)
Chaparral
b)
Tropical Rainforest
c)
Boreal Forest
d)
Tundra
49.

This biome contains American black bear, raccoon, porcupine, frog, and white tailed deer

a)

temperate deciduous forest

b)

chaparral

c)

taiga

d)

desert

50.
A Biome covered with grasses is called....
a)
Grasslands
b)
Africa
c)
Meadow
d)
Forest
51.

In which biome would you find giraffes and elephants?

a)

desert

b)

deciduous forest

c)

savanna

d)

tundra

52.

The tallest layer of the Tropical Rain Forest is the _______

a)

Upper Canopy

b)

Lower Canopy

c)

Emergent Layer

d)

Understory

53.
Has clumps of trees and seasonal rains
a)
temperate deciduous forest
b)
coniferous forest
c)
savanna
d)
temperate grassland
54.
permanently frozen underlayer of the earth
a)
permafrost
b)
savanna
c)
tundra
d)
coniferous
55.
trees with seeds protected by cones
a)
coniferous
b)
deciduous
c)
savanna
d)
tundra
56.
Biome characteristics:
Temperature: 10 to 40 degrees C
Precipitation: < 25 cm/yr
Soil: dry, sandy, nutrient poor
Plants: cactus, shrubs, grasses
a)
Taiga (Boreal forest)
b)
Tundra
c)
Desert
d)
Grassland
57.
Biome characteristics:
Temperature: -10 to 15 degrees C
Precipitation: 35-75 cm/yr
Soil: nutrient poor, acidic
Plants: coniferous trees, shrubs
a)
Tundra
b)
Taiga (boreal forest)
c)
Temperate forest
d)
Grasslands
58.
Biome characteristics:
Temperature: -25 to 12 degrees C
Precipitation: < 25 cm/yr
Soil: thin layer, nutrient poor, permafrost
Plants: grasses, low-growing shrubs, mosses
a)
Grasslands
b)
Taiga (boreal forest)
c)
Tundra
d)
Desert
59.
Biome characteristics:
Temperature: 0 to 25 degrees C
Precipitation: 25-75 cm/yr
Soil: thick layer, nutrient rich
Plants: over 100 species of grasses
a)
Tundra
b)
Desert
c)
Taiga (boreal forest)
d)
Grasslands
60.
Biome characteristics:
Temperature: 20 to 35 degrees C
Precipitation: 200-400 cm/yr
Soil: nutrient poor, mildly acidic
Plants: hundreds of species of trees, shrubs, and vines
a)
Temperate forest
b)
Taiga (boreal forest)
c)
Tropical rainforest
d)
Tundra
61.
A large ecosystem is called a ______
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Habitat
c)
Biome
d)
Niche
62.
What is the main factor that separates the biomes?
a)
Land
b)
Water
c)
Climate
d)
Longitude
63.
Which biome is the driest?
a)
Desert
b)
Tundra
c)
Taiga
d)
Rainforest
64.
Which Biome has permafrost?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Taiga
d)
Tundra
65.
Which biome has deciduous trees (which lose their leaves)?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Grasslands
d)
Taiga
66.
Which biome has coniferous trees (which don't lose their leaves)?
a)
Taiga
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
67.
Which biome has wide-open fields of grass?
a)
Taiga
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Rainforest
68.
Which biome has the most variety of plants and animals?
a)
Temperate Forest
b)
Rainforest
c)
Tundra
d)
Grasslands
69.
Which biome has 4 seasons?
a)
Taiga
b)
Tundra
c)
Grasslands
d)
Temperate Forest
70.
In which 2 biomes can only plants/animals with adaptations survive?
a)
Taiga/Temperate Forest
b)
Grasslands/Desert
c)
Tundra/Desert
d)
Rainforest/Tundra
71.
Which biome is home to lions, zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and elephants?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Tundra
c)
Rainforest
d)
Temperate Forest
72.
Which biome is home to cacti, scorpions, coyotes, kangaroo rats, and lizards?
a)
Desert
b)
Grasslands
c)
Temperate Forest
d)
Taiga

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