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Population Change

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are __________.
a)
biotic
b)
biology
c)
abiotic
d)
biography
2.
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an __________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
3.
All of the living AND non-living things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an __________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
4.
A group of different species that live together and interact in an environment are called a/an __________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
5.
ALL energy flow for an ecosystem begins with ...
a)
plants
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
algae
6.
What are biotic factors?
a)
dead things
b)
living things/ organisms
c)
weather
d)
plants
7.
Which is an example of an ABIOTIC factor?
a)
hummingbird
b)
water
c)
dead tree branch
d)
skunk
8.
Which is an example of a BIOTIC factor?
a)
lightning
b)
algae
c)
sand
d)
clouds
9.
Which are located at the very BOTTOM of an energy pyramid? 
a)
producers
b)
consumers - Level 1
c)
consumers - Level 2
d)
decomposers
10.
Organisms that hunt other organisms for food are called __________.
a)
predators
b)
prey
c)
producers
d)
heterotrophs
11.
Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, and scavengers are all examples of __________.
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
d)
abiotic factors
12.
Fishermen have harvested certain fish to the point where the population of that fish is decreasing. This level of direct harvesting could cause
a)
ecosystems to be improved for future generations
b)
ecosystems to be severely damaged
c)
the restoration of environmental stability
d)
all other fish species to increase in number
13.

In a meadow ecosystem, a population of rabbits increases. What populations are most likely to increase as a result?

a)

foxes, hawks, and other predators of the rabbits

b)

leafy plants that rabbits eat

c)

rabbits that live elsewhere

d)

worms that live in the meadow soil

14.

Without decomposers, what would build up on the ground and not return to the soil?

a)

large rocks

b)

rain water

c)

bacteria and other microorganisms

d)

dead plant and animal matter

15.

An organism that makes its own food is a/an

a)

producer.

b)

consumer.

c)

predator.

d)

prey.

16.

Two or more overlapping food chains form a/an

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

community

d)

population

17.

To avoid being eaten, a rabbit will run away from

a)

carnivores.

b)

scavengers.

c)

herbivores.

d)

producers.

18.

Without the Sun, which of Earth's organisms could no longer survive?

a)

producers only

b)

producers and consumers

c)

scavengers only

d)

nearly all organisms

19.

How many organisms make up a typical food chain?

a)

1 or 2

b)

3 to 6

c)

10 to 50

d)

more than 50

20.

In a diagram of a food web, the arrows show the flow of

a)

soil

b)

sunlight

c)

oxygen

d)

energy