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Ecosystems

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

What things found in an environment make up an ecosystem?

a)

People

b)

Living things such as plants and animals

c)

Non-living things such as water, Sun, and soil

d)

All of the above

2.

An example of a biome is:

a)

A very small ecosystem like a puddle

b)

A very large ecosystem such as a savanna or rainforest

c)

Communities of plants and animals that live in a specific region

d)

Both B and C

3.

Terrestrial biomes are…

a)

Non-living things such as a book or a pencil

b)

Land-based communities such as a desert

c)

Water-based communities such as a marine region

d)

A place where no life forms exist such as the moon

4.

Organisms are living things that carry out basic life functions such as:

a)

Get energy from the sun

b)

Grow and develop

c)

Reproduce

d)

All of the above

5.

People, animals, and ____________________ are all organisms.

a)

plants

b)

pencils

c)

money

d)

air

6.

Everything on Earth can be put into two groups: biotic and abiotic. Which list below gives examples of biotic things?

a)

Water, sunlight, computers, and books

b)

Rocks, soil, and oxygen

c)

Trees, animals, flowers, and humans

d)

Plants, sunlight, animals, and rocks

7.

Plants do not eat, so they have to ____________their own food through a process called _________________________.

a)

find, decompose

b)

make, photosynthesis

c)

consume, microbiomes

d)

look for, aquatic biomes

8.

How do decomposers such as earthworms and ants help the Earth?

a)

They break down decaying matter and return nutrients back to the soil.

b)

They don’t need any sunlight and provide us with oxygen

c)

They help animals find shelter in the wild.

d)

They add water to the soil in very dry climates.

9.

_____________________in the soil helps plants grow and produce leaves, seeds, or fruits.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Nutrients

d)

Nectar

10.

Plants need all of the following except ________________to make their own food.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Water

d)

Sunlight

11.

Animals such as earthworms and ants that help to break down pieces of dead matter.

a)

herbivores

b)

photosynthesis

c)

decomposers

d)

food chain

12.

Energy passing from one living thing to another.

a)

food chain

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

d)

photosynthesis

13.

Animals that are meat-eaters and get their energy from other animals.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

decomposers

c)

food chain

d)

carnivores

14.

Animals that are both meat-eaters and plant eaters.

a)

herbivores

b)

omnivores

c)

decomposers

d)

photosynthesis

15.

Animals that eat mainly plants and plant foods.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

food chain

c)

herbivores

d)

decomposers

16.

A process through which plants make their own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

carnivores

c)

herbivores

d)

omnivores