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Ecosystems Terminology

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

A biotic factor in an environment is

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

c)

dead things

d)

rocks, trees, weeds,

2.

Abiotic factors in an environment are

a)

Living things

b)

Non-living things

c)

Things that were once living and are now dead

d)

Trees, rocks, weeds, water

3.

Producers in an environment are

a)

organisms that cannot make their own food and therefore e

b)

organisms that can make their own food

c)

Organisms that only eat plants

d)

Organisms that only eat meat

4.

Consumer

a)

Organisms that make their own food

b)

Organisms that only eat plants

c)

Organisms that cannot make their own food and eat other organisms

d)

Organisms that turn sunlight into food

5.

1st order consumer

a)

The first organism in a food web or chain

b)

An organism that eats other animals

c)

The apex predator in a food chain

d)

An organism that eats a producer

6.

Trophic level

a)

The top level in a food chain or web

b)

Each step in a food chain or food web

c)

The bottom level in a food chain or food web

d)

All the steps in a food chain or food web

7.

An Ecosystem is:

a)

Where an organism lives

b)

How an organism survives

c)

a community of living and non-living things that depend on one another for survival

d)

All the biotic factors in an area

8.

A keystone species is:

a)

An organism that has a large impact on the environment it lives in and helps to keep it stable

b)

Always a predator

c)

Always a herbivore

d)

An organism that has no impact on an environment and can be removed without consequence

9.

The correct order of the taxanomic groups is:

a)

Genus, Phylum, Species, Order, Family Kingdom,

b)

Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Species, Genus

c)

Kingdom, order, Class, Genus, Phylum, Family Species

d)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

10.

Photosynthesis

a)

the process in which plants turn light energy from the sun into chemical energy such as glucose

b)

The process by which animals convert food they eat into energy

c)

How light is made

11.

Which of the following is an example of an introduced species

a)

Rabbit

b)

Bandicoot

c)

Bilby

d)

Wombat

12.

An introduced species is

a)

An organism that is native to a place or area

b)

An organism that is not native to the place or area

c)

An organism that usually has no impact on an ecosystem

d)

An organism that is moved from one location to another within the same country

13.

What is this an image of?

a)

General Classification Key

b)

Linnean Classification System

c)

Dichotomous Key

d)

Taxonomic Groups

14.

What are dichotomous keys used for?

a)

Correctly identify a species based on its physical features

b)

Correctly identify a species based on its DNA and genes

c)

Predict which species will live in a certain area

d)

Identify which species are most closely related

15.

Predict what would happen if foxes became extinct

a)

Number of rabbits would decrease rapidly

b)

Number of rabbits would increase and carrots and grasses would decrease

c)

Number of mice would increase rapidly

d)

Owls would become extinct as they lose a key food source

16.

Which is the correct order from smallest to largest of levels in an ecostem?

a)

Biosphere>Population>Community>Ecosystem>Biome>Individual

b)

Individual>Population>Ecosystem>Community>Biome>Biosphere

c)

Individual>Population>Community>Ecosystem>Biome>Biosphere

d)

Individual>Community>Ecosystem>Population>Biosphere>Biome

17.

Interspecific competition is where

a)

organisms of the same species compete over the same resources such as food, water, mates in an ecosystem

b)

organisms of different species compete over the same resources such as food, water in an ecosystem

18.

What does the image show?

a)

Biome

b)

Biosphere

c)

Community

d)

Individual

19.

Identify a producer in the food chains above

a)

Lion

b)

Fox

c)

Rabbit

d)

Grass

20.

Identify a primary consumer in the food chains above

a)

Lion

b)

Grass hopper

c)

Frog

d)

Owl

21.

How is an ecosystem and biome different?

a)

Ecosystems include living and non-living factors but biomes don't

b)

Biome is a specific geographical area with many species living there, can be made up of different ecosystems

c)

Ecosystem is a geographical area that contains many biomes

d)

Ecosystem contains many different species, where biomes are only one species

22.

What is the image showing?

a)

Biome

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Biosphere

d)

Community

23.

What is this image showing?

a)

Individual

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Population

24.

Why does the image show a community not an ecosystem?

a)

Becuase it includes only the abiotic factors

b)

Becuase it includes only the biotic factors

c)

Becuase it has many different species interacting together with their environment

d)

Becuase of the jelly fish

25.

Which of the following things are abiotic factors?

a)

Grass

b)

Rocks

c)

Fungi

d)

Temperature