WorksheetsEcosystems
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is an Ecosystem?
Large empty spaces with plenty of sunlight.
Consists of all the living and non-living things in an environment
A system where animals depend on one another.
What is the amount of light in a River Ecosystem?
Plenty of Sunlight
Shady, with a little bright light.
Bright light, but can be shady at the banks.
What are the threats to a Forest Ecosystem?
Poaching in the wide open spaces
Chopping down trees to make room for roads/ farming.
Air Pollution
What sort of Animals would you find living in a Grassland Ecosystem.
Zebra’s, rhinos, giraffes, impalas etc.
Buck, snakes, wildcats, mice etc.
Frogs, birds and insects etc
What would be the biggest threat to a Pond Ecosystem?
(a)
What is the temperature in a Pond Ecosystem
Warm depending on where it is.
Hot in Summer and cold in Winter,
Temperature changes with the season.
What is a food web?
Plants and animals connected by a feeding relationship.
A path of energy from one living thing to another.
The number of the same organism living in a area.
A plant is an example of a :
Decomposer
Producer
Consumer
What is a predator?
An animal that hunts other animals
An animal that only eats meat
An animal that is hunted by other animals
What is the name of an animal that eats both plants and animals.
(a)
A living thing that breaks down dead things.
Decomposer
Micro-organisms
Bacteria
The sort of plants you would find in a Forest Ecosystem
Grasses and small shrubs
Trees, Mosses and Ferns
Water lilies, bulrushes,
pondweed etc.
Consumers ( animals ) can only be :
Carnivores
Herbivores
Omnivores
All of the above
Examples of Decomposers:
Germs
Fungi
Termites
When people catch or hunt animals when they are not allowed to we call them: ( just the answer)
(a)
In a food chain: Grass- mouse- snake - Eagle
Who is top of the food chain ?
Mouse
Eagle
Snake
In a food chain: Grass- Mouse- Snake- Eagle
Which organism of the food chain is the most important ?
Grass
Snake
Eagle
Mouse
In the food chain: Grass- Mouse- Snake- Eagle who is the consumer?
Mouse
Eagle
Snake
All of the above
The description for a River Ecosystem is:
Shady, damp and cool with lots of different trees.
Small freshwater ecosystems
Fresh water that flows through an area and ends at the sea.
The following animal is NOT a carnivore
Lion
Hippo
Rabbit
Snake
What are the threats to a Forest Ecosystem?
Poaching in the wide open spaces
Chopping down trees to make room for roads/ farming.
Air Pollution
