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Ecosystems - 5th Grade

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the green substance in plants that helps them to manufacture food from carbon dioxide and water?

a)

phloem

b)

chlorophyll

c)

xylem

d)

chloroplasts

e)

stoma

2.

This structure helps plant cells to move food from the leaves to the rest of the plant.

a)

vein

b)

xylem

c)

chloroplasts

d)

phloem

e)

stoma

3.

This is the stiff narrow tubes in a plants that forms the framework of a leaf.

a)

vein

b)

xylem

c)

chloroplasts

d)

phloem

e)

stoma

4.

An animal that eats plants is a(n)

a)

herbivore.

b)

carnivore.

c)

vegetarian.

d)

omnivore.

5.

An animal that eats only meat is a(n)

a)

herbivore.

b)

carnivore.

c)

vegetarian.

d)

omnivore.

6.

An animal that eats both meat and plants is a(n)

a)

herbivore.

b)

carnivore.

c)

vegetarian.

d)

omnivore.

7.

A type of plant or animal that has died out completely

a)

extinct species

b)

carnivore

c)

limiting factor

d)

decomposer

8.

A complex network of food chains within an ecosystem

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

limiting factor

d)

trophic level

9.

A factor that controls populations in its environment

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

limiting factor

d)

trophic level

10.

An ordered arrangement of plants and animals in which each feed on the one below it

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

limiting factor

d)

trophic level

11.

A category of organisms classified by what they eat

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

limiting factor

d)

trophic level

12.

A system for transporting materials in a plant or an animal

a)

vascular system

b)

photosynthesis

c)

infiltration

13.

A chemical process where green plants use energy from the sun to water and carbon dioxide into food

a)

vascular system

b)

photosynthesis

c)

respiration

d)

chemosynthesis

14.

The most abundant life form on Earth; a source of almost 50% of Earth's oxygen, and present in both freshwater and marine ecosystems

a)

plankton

b)

trees

c)

duckweed

d)

zooplankton

15.

Living factors that help an ecosystem thrive, such as plants, animals, and bacteria.

a)

biotic factors

b)

abiotic factors

16.

Non-living factors that help an ecosystem thrive, such as rain, minerals in the soil, temperature, and the sun

a)

biotic factors

b)

abiotic factors

17.

This group includes plants that produce food and oxygen

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

scavengers

d)

decomposers

18.

This group includes bacteria and fungi that break down dead plants and animals to produce minerals.

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

scavengers

19.

This group includes animals that eat plants and other animals and give off carbon dioxide necessary for plants.

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

scavengers

20.

These are the plant cells that move water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves of plants.

a)

vein

b)

xylem

c)

chloroplasts

d)

phloem

e)

stoma

21.

These are the tiny pores in the bottom of leaves that allow for the exchange of gases.

a)

vein

b)

xylem

c)

chloroplasts

d)

phloem

e)

stoma

22.

What are the special structures inside a plant that contain chlorophyll?

a)

phloem

b)

chlorophyll

c)

xylem

d)

chloroplasts

e)

stoma

23.

This is the place or natural conditions in which a plant or animal lives.

a)

habitat

b)

estuary

c)

ecosystem

d)

community

24.

This is an area where a freshwater river or stream merges with the ocean.

a)

habitat

b)

estuary

c)

tributary

d)

community

25.

The animals of a particular region or habitat are called the

a)

flora.

b)

fauna.

26.

The plants of a particular region or habitat are called the

a)

flora.

b)

fauna.

27.

The part of the water cycle where water falls in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

e)

sublimation

28.

The process of snow or ice changing into water vapor without melting.

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

e)

sublimation

29.

The part of the water cycle where plants give off moisture into the atmosphere.

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

e)

sublimation

30.

The part of the water cycle where liquid changes into a vapor or gas.

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

e)

sublimation

31.

The part of the water cycle where gas turns back into a liquid.

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

e)

sublimation

32.

A gas that is formed from something that is usually a solid or a liquid at normal temperatures.

a)

vapor

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen

d)

glucose

33.

A gas that is taken into the stomata of plants during photosynthesis.

a)

vapor

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen

d)

glucose

34.

The process where rain water soaks into the ground.

a)

infiltration

b)

runoff

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

35.

A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of producing offspring.

a)

species

b)

population

c)

community

d)

invertebrates

36.

A group of living organisms that do not have a backbone

a)

species

b)

population

c)

community

d)

invertebrates

37.

A group of one of more species living in a habitat

a)

species

b)

population

c)

community

d)

invertebrates

38.

A group of living things that interact in an ecosystem

a)

species

b)

population

c)

community

d)

invertebrates

39.

The process where precipitation runs off the surface of the land and flows into streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, and eventually into the ocean.

a)

infiltration

b)

surface runoff

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

40.

A community of plants and animals that interact with their environment

a)

ecosystem

b)

biome

c)

biosphere

d)

population

41.

A large community of plants and animals that occupies a distinct region.

a)

ecosystem

b)

biome

c)

biosphere

d)

population

42.

The area around the planet Earth where life exists

a)

ecosystem

b)

biome

c)

biosphere

d)

population