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Ecosystems

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the area where a polar bear lives called?

a)

the igloo

b)

the desert environment

c)

the Arctic habitat

d)

the winter habitat

2.

The variation in the lengths of some fish is:

a)

discontinuous

b)

continuous

c)

both continuous and discontinuous

d)

neither continuous nor discontinuous

3.

Examples of physical environmental factors that make up an environment include:

a)

temperature, light, moisture

b)

producers, consumers

c)

herbivores, carnivores, omnivores

d)

Arctic, woodland, pond

4.

Organisms living in hot, dry areas are more likely to survive if they:

a)

wash regularly

b)

do not waste water

c)

have thick fur

d)

do not have sharp claws

5.

Which of these features can not be inherited?

a)

eye colour

b)

hair colour

c)

an accent

d)

curly hair

6.

How does the amount of light that reaches the ground at midday in a deciduous forest change during a year?

a)

It doesn’t change.

b)

The most amount of light is in summer.

c)

The most amount of light is in winter.

d)

The most amount of light is when there is a full Moon.

7.

Which of these is most likely to be an example of environmental variation?

a)

a man with naturally blonde hair

b)

a teenager with an earring

c)

a girl with blue eyes

d)

a person with naturally curly hair

8.

What does a rabbit do when winter comes?

a)

it hibernates

b)

it grows thicker fur

c)

it migrates

d)

it dies

9.

At a certain lake, the community is smaller in winter because:

a)

some of each species of animal have died

b)

more animals have arrived for the winter so that they can keep warm together

c)

there is more ice on the lake and so less room for the organisms.

d)

some species of birds have migrated

10.

Use the food web. What do lizards eat?

a)

mice

b)

grasshoppers

c)

hawks

d)

grass

11.

What resources do plants need

a)

oxygen and food

b)

fertiliser, a garden, water

c)

light, space, water and minerals

d)

weedkiller

12.

Look at the food web again. What might happen if all the rabbits died?

a)

There would be more hawks because there are fewer rabbits in competition with them.

b)

There would be fewer lizards because the hawks would eat more of them.

c)

There would be less grass because it would be eaten by the grasshoppers

d)

There would be more snakes because they would not be in competition with the rabbits.

13.

How well do you feel you have understood your Biology lessons while learning from home?

a)

Very well

b)

Okay

c)

Some areas to work on

d)

Not at all well