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Worksheets14.1 Habitat study
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 43mins
The area where a plant or animal lives is known as its:
(a)
The community of animals, plants and their environment is called an:
(a)
Study the classification key for vertebrates and identify the classification of the animal shown.
Reptile
Amphibian
Bird
Mammal
Fish
Identify the vertebrate shown by using the classification key below.
Reptile
Bird
Mammal
Fish
Amphibian
Study the classification key and identify the invertebrate shown.
Snail
Spider
Worm
Butterfly
Moth
Identify the invertebrate shown by using the key below.
Butterfly
Spider
Centipede
Moth
Worm
Use the following key to identify the animal below it.
Shrew
Otter
Adder
Weasel
Dormouse
Identify the creature shown using the classification key.
Bullfinch
Robin
Buzzard
Long-eared owl
Long-eared owl
Identify the flower by using the key below.
1- If it has a narrow leaf go to step 2
If it has a broad leaf go to 3
2 -If it has a bell-like flower it is a bluebell
If it has a trumpet-like flower it is a wild daffodil
3 - If the top petal overhangs the lower petal it is a dead nettle
If the top petal does not overhang the lower petal go to step 4
4 - If it has a heart shaped leaf it is a lesser celandine
If it has a club-shaped leaf it is a primrose
(a)
Identify the flower by using the key below.
1- If it has a narrow leaf go to step 2
If it has a broad leaf go to 3
2 - If it has a bell-like flower it is a bluebell
If it has a trumpet-like flower it is a wild daffodil
3 - If the top petal overhangs the lower petal it is a dead nettle
If the top petal does not overhang the lower petal go to step 4
4 - If it has a heart shaped leaf it is a lesser celandine
If it has a club-shaped leaf it is a primrose
(a)
From the following list select the carnivores:
Which one of the following is NOT an example of a decomposer?
Which one of the following is NOT a decomposer?
Green plants that make their own food are called
producers
herbivores
decomposers
consumers
Which one of the following is an example of a decomposer?
Animals are consumers.
Which one of the following is NOT a consumer?
Decomposer
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Lions hunt and kill zebra for food. The lion is called the predator and the zebra is called the (a) .
Which one of these organisms is a producer?
Grass
Hawk
Grasshopper
Mushroom
Which one of the following are herbivores?
Primary consumers
Secondary consumers
Producers
Decomposers
In ecology, consumers
eat other organisms.
are always plants.
are always decomposers.
produce food.
Plants which use the sun’s energy to make food are called
(a)
Interconnected food chains are known as
food webs
producers
habitats
populations
Study the food web shown.
Which of the following pairs of animals are in competition?
Rabbit and mouse
Grasshopper and fox
Frog and rabbit
Thrush and owl
Which one of the following is NOT a food chain?
Squirrel ➞ nuts ➞ hawk
Leaves ➞ caterpillar ➞ bird
Grass ➞ antelope ➞ tiger
Grass ➞ cows ➞ humans
The top carnivore in any food chain does not have any (a) .
Name an organism which is a carnivore in this food chain?
(a)
The diagram shows part of a food web from a mixed habitat with meadows, hedges and streams.
Which one of the following is a food chain in THIS food web?
Flower 1 ➞ Grasshopper ➞ Frog
Dragonfly ➞ Fly ➞ Flower 2
Flower 1 ➞ Butterfly ➞ Dragonfly
Flower 2 → Butterfly ➞ Fox
The picture shows part of a food web in the sea around the Antarctic.
Crabeater seals eat krill.
Fishermen catch large amounts of krill from the sea.
How would a decrease in the number of krill affect the number of crabeater seals?
The number of crabeater seals would decrease.
There would be no effect on the number of crabeater seals.
The number of crabeater seals would increase.
Banana plants are part of a food web.
Banana aphids, banana skippers and root borer insects are some of the pests which attack the banana plant.
In a particular year, there are fewer ants in the population.
Which one of the following is the most likely to happen?
There will be less successful banana plants.
There will be more successful banana plants.
There will be less banana aphids.
There will be more birds surviving.
What is meant by a food web?
A series of interconnecting food chains
Part of a web where a spider stores food
A diagram which shows how different foods are related to each other
A spiders web which can also be eaten as food
Snails are herbivores.
Thrushes and blackbirds eat snails.
Select the proper food chain from the following:
Plant ➞ Snail ➞ Thrush
Snail ➞ Thrush ➞ Blackbird
Thrush ➞ Snail ➞ Plants
Snail ➞ Blackbird ➞ Thrush
Study the food web shown and enter the name of a carnivore from it into the box below.
(a)
The picture shows part of a food web in the sea around the Antarctic.
If there is a decrease in krill due to fishermen catching too many, which species will be LEAST affected?
Sea lion
Squid
Cod
Crabeater seal
Which one of the following organisms is missing from the food chain?
Leaves ➞ caterpillar ➞ X ➞ hawk
The food chain below relates to a garden habitat.
What effect would the removal of the ladybirds have on the greenfly population?
The greenfly population would increase.
The greenfly population would decrease.
The greenfly population would disappear.
There would be no change.
Study the food web shown.
Which one of the following is a proper food chain?
Grass ➞ Rabbit ➞ Owl
Fox ➞ Rabbit ➞ Grass
Grass ➞ Butterfly ➞ Owl
Grass ➞ Mouse ➞ Frog
Study the food web shown.
Which one of the following is NOT a food chain?
Berries ➞ Ladybird ➞ Dragonfly
Berries ➞ Butterfly ➞ Frog
Plantain ➞ Mouse ➞ Fox
Plantain ➞ Mouse ➞ Buzzard
The diagram shows part of a food web from a mixed habitat with meadows, hedges and streams.
Which one of the following is a food chain in this food web?
Flower 1 ➞ Grasshopper ➞ Frog
Flower 2 → Butterfly ➞ Fox
Flower 1 ➞ Butterfly ➞ Dragonfly
Dragonfly ➞ Fly ➞ Flower 2
What does the frog eat in the food chain shown?
Grashopper
Grass
Hawk
Snake
Study the food chain below.
What is wrong with this food chain?
The arrows are pointing in the wrong direction.
The sun is not included in this food chain.
Grass is not a producer.
The organisms are not in the correct order.
Where does the energy in a food chain originate?
Sun
Grasshopper
Grass
Decomposers
What is wrong with this food chain?
The producer is not at the start.
There are no consumers in this food chain.
There is no producer in this food cchain.
The sun is not included in the food chain.
Which organism in the following food chain is both predator and prey?
(a)
Which one of the following adaptations has a caterpillar got so that it can chew leaves?
Sharp mouth parts
They change into butterflies
Tubular mouth parts
Coloured green
Bumblebees have adapted by growing hairs on their legs.
Why is this?
To help it collect pollen.
To help it fly.
To protect it against predators.
To distinguish the worker bees from the queen bee.
The polar bear has adapted to suit its environment.Which adaptation has it made to help it catch seals?
Sharp claws
Hair on underside of feet
White fur
Layer of fat underneath fur
Daffodils adapt to survive by living underground during the winter.
The ability of plants or animals to change in order to survive in their environment is known as
adaptation
competition
population
decomposition
Arctic animals need to save heat.
Polar bears have adapted to help them save heat.
Which one of the following adaptations does NOT help it save heat?
It has white fur.
It has a round shape.
It has lots of body fat.
It has a thick coat of fur.
Desert animals need to lose heat.
Camels have adapted to help them lose heat.
Which one of the following adaptations does NOT help it lose heat?
Its fur is a sandy colour.
It has very little body fat.
It has a thin coat of fur.
It has a long thin shape.
The polar bear has adapted to suit its environment.Which adaptation has it made to help it grip the ice?
Hair on underside of feet
Layer of fat underneath fur
Sharp claws
White fur
Animals like the polar bear adapt to their environment.
Which one of the following best describes an adaptation?
Feature that helps an animal or plant to survive.
An insect that acts as a decomposer.
A type of desert animal.
A group of bacteria that live in an environment.
The picture shows a red-eyed tree frog. These frogs are bright green with red eyes, blue stripes and orange feet. They live in trees in the rainforest and feed on small insects.
Which one of the following adaptations helps it feed.
It has a long sticky tongue.
It camouflages itself when sleeping by tucking its feet beneath its body.
It camouflages itself when sleeping by closing its bright eyes.
It has sticky pads on its fingers and toes.
The photo shows the flowering plant called lavender blossom.
Which one of the following do plants NOT compete for?
Minerals
Water
Light
Shelter
Seagrass is a green plant which lives in the sea. It covers large areas of the sea bed.
Human activities such as dredging, building and industrial development can destroy seagrass.
In the 1950s the loss of seagrass was 1.5 % per year but since 1990 scientists have calculated the loss to be 7 % per year.
Fisheries need sea grass. In the Mediterranean Sea, between 30% and 40% of the fish caught feed on seagrass and in Indonesian seas this is 60 %.
Which TWO of the following statements best describes how much the fishing industry depends on seagrass?
Indonesian fisheries depend on seagrass for most of their fish.
IIndonesian and Mediterranean fisheries depend on seagrass for some of their fish.
Mediterranean fisheries depend on seagrass for most of their fish.
Indonesian fisheries depend on seagrass for less than half of their fish.
Mediterranean and Indonesian fisheries depend totally on seagrass.
Seagrass is a green plant which lives in the sea. It covers large areas of the sea bed.
Human activities such as dredging, building and industrial development can destroy seagrass.
In the 1950s the loss of seagrass was 1.5 % per year but since 1990 scientists have calculated the loss to be 7 % per year.
Fisheries need sea grass. In the Mediterranean Sea, between 30% and 40% of the fish caught feed on seagrass and in Indonesian seas this is 60 %.
Which of the following statements best describes the rate at which seagrass has been lost since 1950?
It has been increasing
It has been increasing and decreasing over the years.
It has been decreasing
It has remained constant
