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ECOLOGY VOCAB

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A non-living factor which affects the environment (eg. Weather)

a)

Abiotic factor

b)

biotic factor

c)

Trophic level

d)

population

2.

A feature of an organism which helps it to live in its environment. (eg. Snakes and camouflage).

a)

Carnivore

b)

Predator

c)

Adaptation

d)

Abiotic Factor

3.

An animal which kills and eats other animals

(eg. Lion)

a)

Carnivore

b)

predator

c)

Producer

d)

Species

4.

The position in a food chain.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Producer

c)

Trophic Level

d)

Biotic factor

5.

A group of organisms which can breed together.

a)

Species

b)

Herbivore

c)

Producer

d)

Carnivore

6.

All the organisms living in a particular habitat

(eg. All the plants and animals in a wood)

a)

carnivore

b)

community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

conservation

7.

Keeping an environment in a good state so that the natural wildlife can flourish.

a)

conservation

b)

protection

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Community

8.

An organism which makes its food by photosynthesis. (eg. All plants)

a)

Poducer

b)

Primary consumer

c)

Population

d)

Prey

9.

The first consumer in a food chain

a)

poducer

b)

primary consumer

c)

prey

d)

predator

10.

An animal which is hunted and killed by other

animals.

a)

Prey

b)

predator

c)

primary consumer

d)

Producer

11.

Keeping an environment in a good state so that the natural wildlife can flourish.

a)

community

b)

commitment

c)

consumer

d)

conservation

12.

An organism which eats other organisms.

a)

consumer

b)

primary consumer

c)

species

d)

Herbivore

13.

An animal which hunts and kills other animals.

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

producer

d)

cat

14.

All the organisms of a particular type living in a certain area. (eg. All the blackbirds in a wood)

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Habitat

15.

A set of paired questions used to identify and organism.

a)

dichotomous key

b)

Car key

c)

branching key

d)

house key

16.

The living organisms and their environment in a certain area (eg. All plants and animals + water in a pond)

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Habitat

c)

community

d)

population

17.

the place where an organism lives. (eg. The log under which a woodlouse lives).

a)

population

b)

ecosystem

c)

community

d)

habitat

18.

An animal which only eats plants. (eg. Cow)

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

oblivore