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Year 7 Ecosystems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or false:


A food web consists of several food chains.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

True or false:


A pyramid of numbers is usually wide at the base and narrow at the top.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

What name is given to the type of organism always found at the beginning of a food chain?

a)

producer

b)

carnivore

c)

consumer

4.

Complete:


Animals that eat other animals are known as ___.

a)

predators

b)

prey

c)

herbivore

d)

carnivore

5.

True or false:


A population is a number of organisms of the same species living in one place.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Complete:

Food chains show the flow of ___ between organisms.

a)

food

b)

energy

c)

particles

d)

matter

7.

Complete:

Animals that only eat plants are known as ___.

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

8.

What term is given to the place where an organism lives?

a)

ecosystem

b)

habitat

c)

den

d)

home

9.

Complete:

___ can increase in concentration along food chains, which can have a negative effect on animals further along the food chain. This is known as bioaccumulation.

a)

herbicides

b)

pesticides

c)

weedkiller

10.

True or false:


Examples of abiotic [i.e. non-living] factors include light intensity, pH and temperature.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Which gas dissolves in water droplets in clouds to form sulphuric acid which forms acid rain?

a)

sulphur dioxide

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

sulphuric dioxide

12.

True or false:


It is generally accepted that the burning of fossil fuels has

contributed to global warming.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

Which gas is most associated with global warming?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

carbon monoxide

d)

sulphuric dioxide

14.

Which of these are adaptations of a freshwater crocodile?

a)

Their eyes are on the top of their head.

b)

They have gills on the side of their head.

c)

They have poisonour spikes on their back.

d)

They have sharp teeth to catch prey.

15.

Adaptations help plants to .... choose two sentence endings

a)

Take in oxygen and carbon dioxide.

b)

Move from place to place.

c)

Capture light.

d)

See in the dim light.

16.
______ are organisms that break apart dead organic matter into simpler parts.
a)
Algae
b)
Decomposers
c)
Deforestation
d)
Animals
17.
We need to ensure plants have access to light because they are essential to our survival.  Plants help us:
a)
have enough food to eat
b)
produce the materials we need to make products like clothes
c)
produce oxygen we need to breathe
d)
all of the above
18.
Biotic components of an ecosystem include:
a)
trees, animals, air
b)
renewable and nonrenewable resources, living organisms
c)
niche, community, water
d)
all living things
19.
Which two animals are competing for the same food?
a)
Zebra & gazelle
b)
Hyena & gazelle
c)
Lion & Hyena
d)
Lion & Zebra
20.

An ___ is a community of interacting organisms and their environment.

a)

adaptation

b)

ecosystem

c)

invasive species

d)

organism