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WorksheetsEcosystems
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What things found in an environment make up an ecosystem?
People
Living things such as plants and animals
Non-living things such as water, Sun, and soil
All of the above
An example of a biome is:
A very small ecosystem like a puddle
A very large ecosystem such as a savanna or rainforest
Communities of plants and animals that live in a specific region
Both B and C
Terrestrial biomes are…
Non-living things such as a book or a pencil
Land-based communities such as a desert
Water-based communities such as a marine region
A place where no life forms exist such as the moon
Organisms are living things that carry out basic life functions such as:
Get energy from the sun
Grow and develop
Reproduce
All of the above
People, animals, and ____________________ are all organisms.
plants
pencils
money
air
Everything on Earth can be put into two groups: biotic and abiotic. Which list below gives examples of biotic things?
Water, sunlight, computers, and books
Rocks, soil, and oxygen
Trees, animals, flowers, and humans
Plants, sunlight, animals, and rocks
Plants do not eat, so they have to ____________their own food through a process called _________________________.
find, decompose
make, photosynthesis
consume, microbiomes
look for, aquatic biomes
How do decomposers such as earthworms and ants help the Earth?
They break down decaying matter and return nutrients back to the soil.
They don’t need any sunlight and provide us with oxygen
They help animals find shelter in the wild.
They add water to the soil in very dry climates.
_____________________in the soil helps plants grow and produce leaves, seeds, or fruits.
Carbon dioxide
Chloroplasts
Nutrients
Nectar
Plants need all of the following except ________________to make their own food.
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Water
Sunlight
Animals such as earthworms and ants that help to break down pieces of dead matter.
herbivores
photosynthesis
decomposers
food chain
Energy passing from one living thing to another.
food chain
carnivores
omnivores
photosynthesis
Animals that are meat-eaters and get their energy from other animals.
photosynthesis
decomposers
food chain
carnivores
Animals that are both meat-eaters and plant eaters.
herbivores
omnivores
decomposers
photosynthesis
Animals that eat mainly plants and plant foods.
photosynthesis
food chain
herbivores
decomposers
A process through which plants make their own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
photosynthesis
carnivores
herbivores
omnivores
