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Ecosystems 5ºGrade

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

The physical environment of a living thing:

a)

is the combination of all the non-living components that surround it.

b)

is the combination of all the living things that surround it.

2.

Which are the three most important components in an ecosystem?

a)

Air, sunlight and temperature

b)

Air, soil and water

c)

Water, sunlight and soil

d)

Sunlight, sand and water

3.

What would happen to a polar bear if it lived in the desert for a certain amount of time?

a)

It would adapt because it's a living thing.

b)

It would probably die in a few days because it would not have the proper conditions to survive.

c)

It would have a lot of problems in the first couple of days until it adapts.

4.

What is the biological environment in an ecosystem?

a)

All the living things in an ecosystem.

b)

All the non-living things in an ecosystem.

c)

The water, soil and light in an ecosystem.

5.

What is the definition of ECOSYSTEM?

a)

An ecosystem is the combination of the biological community and the surrounding physical environment.

b)

An ecosystem is the relationship between physical and biological environments in the planet.

c)

An ecosystem is a place where living and non-living things don't interact with each other.

d)

Ecosystem? That word doesn't exist!

6.

Which of these sentences is true? EXTRA TIME

a)

There are three types of relationships between living things: feeding, competition and cooperative.

b)

Feeding relationships happen when two individuals fight for the same food.

c)

Competitive relationships happen when two individuals care for each other.

d)

Cooperative relationships happen when two individuals fight each other for food.

7.

Which one is the correct example of a feeding relationship?

a)

A rabbit eating grass or a fox eating mice.

b)

A bird cleaning some crocodile's teeth.

c)

Two lions fighting each other for food.

d)

A group of hyenas hunting together.

8.

Which one is the correct example of a competition relationship?

a)

A rabbit eating grass or a fox eating mice.

b)

A bird cleaning some crocodile's teeth.

c)

Two lions fighting each other for food.

d)

A group of hyenas hunting together.

9.

Which one is the correct example for a cooperative relationship?

a)

A rabbit eating grass or a fox eating mice.

b)

A group of hyenas hunting together.

c)

Two lions fighting each other for food.

10.

Which two big types of ecosystems exist on Earth?

a)

Desertical and soily.

b)

Sea and ocean ecosystems.

c)

Terrestrial and aquatic.

d)

Biospherical and water based.

11.

What is a species?

a)

A group of individuals, with similar characteristics, that can reproduce within their group.

b)

A group of animals with similar characteristics.

c)

A group of animals that live in the same ecosystem.

d)

An individual that can reproduce with any animal.

12.

What is a population?

a)

All the individuals of the same species.

b)

All the individuals of the same species living in a particular place.

c)

The people living in a city.

13.

Lakes and oceans are examples of aquatic ecoystems. What does "aquatic" mean?

a)

Saltwater

b)

Water-based

c)

Freshwater

14.

Which of the following words best describes a desert ecosystem?

a)

Moist

b)

Arid

c)

Frigid

d)

Empty

15.

In a food chain, which three groups should an ecosystem have?

a)

Consumers, producers and amphibians.

b)

Producers, consumers and decomposers.

c)

Decomposers, reptiles and mammals.

16.

Mushrooms are...

a)

Consumers

b)

Producers

c)

Decomposers

d)

for eating!

17.
What are the two main parts of an ecosystem?
a)
Animals and plants
b)
Biotic & abiotic
c)
Habitat and rocks
d)
living and non living things
18.
Where  does  the energy of most of the ecosystems come from?
a)
Batteries 
b)
Air
c)
Sun
d)
Electricity
19.
The place where organisms live is .....
a)
The ground
b)
The habitat
c)
The foodweb
d)
The sea
20.
The study of the ecosystems is called ...
a)
History
b)
Geography
c)
Ecology
d)
Science
21.

Animals which eat other organisms are called...

a)

Consumers

b)

Produces

c)

Parasites

d)

Animals

22.

Organisms that make their own food are called....

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Parasites

d)

Omnivores

23.

A wolf is a __________ and a ________.

a)

producer and hunter

b)

consumer and carnivore

c)

decomposer and carnivore

d)

decomposer and omnivore

24.

In an ecosystem the decomposers eat the remains of other living things and they are...

a)

Fungi, bacteria and yeast.

b)

Bacteria and fungi

c)

Microorganisms, bacteria, fungi

d)

Bacteria, worms, fungi

25.

what does abiotic mean?

a)

not alive

b)

a rock

c)

alive

d)

animals