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WorksheetsEcosystems - 5th Grade
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is the green substance in plants that helps them to manufacture food from carbon dioxide and water?
phloem
chlorophyll
xylem
chloroplasts
stoma
This structure helps plant cells to move food from the leaves to the rest of the plant.
vein
xylem
chloroplasts
phloem
stoma
This is the stiff narrow tubes in a plants that forms the framework of a leaf.
vein
xylem
chloroplasts
phloem
stoma
An animal that eats plants is a(n)
herbivore.
carnivore.
vegetarian.
omnivore.
An animal that eats only meat is a(n)
herbivore.
carnivore.
vegetarian.
omnivore.
An animal that eats both meat and plants is a(n)
herbivore.
carnivore.
vegetarian.
omnivore.
A type of plant or animal that has died out completely
extinct species
carnivore
limiting factor
decomposer
A complex network of food chains within an ecosystem
food web
food chain
limiting factor
trophic level
A factor that controls populations in its environment
food web
food chain
limiting factor
trophic level
An ordered arrangement of plants and animals in which each feed on the one below it
food web
food chain
limiting factor
trophic level
A category of organisms classified by what they eat
food web
food chain
limiting factor
trophic level
A system for transporting materials in a plant or an animal
vascular system
photosynthesis
infiltration
A chemical process where green plants use energy from the sun to water and carbon dioxide into food
vascular system
photosynthesis
respiration
chemosynthesis
The most abundant life form on Earth; a source of almost 50% of Earth's oxygen, and present in both freshwater and marine ecosystems
plankton
trees
duckweed
zooplankton
Living factors that help an ecosystem thrive, such as plants, animals, and bacteria.
biotic factors
abiotic factors
Non-living factors that help an ecosystem thrive, such as rain, minerals in the soil, temperature, and the sun
biotic factors
abiotic factors
This group includes plants that produce food and oxygen
producers
consumers
scavengers
decomposers
This group includes bacteria and fungi that break down dead plants and animals to produce minerals.
producers
consumers
decomposers
scavengers
This group includes animals that eat plants and other animals and give off carbon dioxide necessary for plants.
producers
consumers
decomposers
scavengers
These are the plant cells that move water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves of plants.
vein
xylem
chloroplasts
phloem
stoma
These are the tiny pores in the bottom of leaves that allow for the exchange of gases.
vein
xylem
chloroplasts
phloem
stoma
What are the special structures inside a plant that contain chlorophyll?
phloem
chlorophyll
xylem
chloroplasts
stoma
This is the place or natural conditions in which a plant or animal lives.
habitat
estuary
ecosystem
community
This is an area where a freshwater river or stream merges with the ocean.
habitat
estuary
tributary
community
The animals of a particular region or habitat are called the
flora.
fauna.
The plants of a particular region or habitat are called the
flora.
fauna.
The part of the water cycle where water falls in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
transpiration
sublimation
The process of snow or ice changing into water vapor without melting.
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
transpiration
sublimation
The part of the water cycle where plants give off moisture into the atmosphere.
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
transpiration
sublimation
The part of the water cycle where liquid changes into a vapor or gas.
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
transpiration
sublimation
The part of the water cycle where gas turns back into a liquid.
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
transpiration
sublimation
A gas that is formed from something that is usually a solid or a liquid at normal temperatures.
vapor
carbon dioxide
oxygen
glucose
A gas that is taken into the stomata of plants during photosynthesis.
vapor
carbon dioxide
oxygen
glucose
The process where rain water soaks into the ground.
infiltration
runoff
precipitation
evaporation
A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of producing offspring.
species
population
community
invertebrates
A group of living organisms that do not have a backbone
species
population
community
invertebrates
A group of one of more species living in a habitat
species
population
community
invertebrates
A group of living things that interact in an ecosystem
species
population
community
invertebrates
The process where precipitation runs off the surface of the land and flows into streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, and eventually into the ocean.
infiltration
surface runoff
precipitation
evaporation
A community of plants and animals that interact with their environment
ecosystem
biome
biosphere
population
A large community of plants and animals that occupies a distinct region.
ecosystem
biome
biosphere
population
The area around the planet Earth where life exists
ecosystem
biome
biosphere
population
