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Grade 5 Unit 4 What is an ecosystem? Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism is considered the organism's _______________________.

a)

population

b)

environment

c)

niche

d)

ecosystem

2.

Parts of living things in an environment, plants, animals, and other organisms are __________________ parts.

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

3.

______________________________ parts of an environment include climate, water, soil, light, air, and nutrients.

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

4.

A(n ) _______________________________ is all the organisms living in one place together with their enviroment.

a)

habitat

b)

population

c)

ecosystem

d)

community

5.

A group of organisms of the same species in an ecosystem is called a ____________________________.

a)

habitat

b)

community

c)

population

6.

A _________________________________ consists of all the populations that live and interact in an area.

a)

niche

b)

community

c)

environment

7.

Interaction between populations to meet needs is called _______________________________________.

a)

mimicry

b)

competition

c)

adaptation

d)

diversity

8.

Resources such as food, water, shelter and space needed to support a certain number of organisms are called __________________.

a)

adaptations

b)

diversity

c)

limiting factors

9.

A ___________________________ is the place where an organism lives within an ecosystem.

a)

community

b)

habitat

c)

climate

10.

The role or function in an organism's ecosystem is considered the organism's _______________________________.

a)

niche

b)

community

c)

population

11.

The variety of different species that live in an ecosystem is an indicator of the ecosystem's ______________________________.

a)

adaptation

b)

climate

c)

diversity

12.

The average weather in an area over time is ________________________________.

a)

equitorial

b)

diverse

c)

climate

13.

An adaptation is

a)

a behavior that help an animal live.

b)

any characteristic that helps a living thing survive.

c)

the ability of an organism to look like or immitate another organism.

14.

The behaviors that animals know how to do without being taught are ____________________________.

a)

instincts

b)

mimicry

c)

habitats

15.

Animals that have long periods of inactivity, like sleeping, _____________________.

a)

adapt

b)

mimic

c)

hibernate