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Ecosystems

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The place where an organism lives is its __________.
a)
habitat
b)
ecosystem
c)
organism
d)
population
2.
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
3.
ALL energy flow for an ecosystem begins with ...
a)
plants
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
algae
4.
Organisms that hunt other organisms for food are called __________.
a)
predators
b)
prey
c)
producers
d)
heterotrophs
5.
A bird in a tree watched as a lion stalked, attacked, and then ate a zebra. Which of these animals was the prey?
a)
bird
b)
lion
c)
zebra
d)
all of the above
6.

To avoid being eaten, a rabbit will run away from

a)

carnivores.

b)

scavengers.

c)

herbivores.

d)

producers.

7.

The job or role of a plant or an animal in the ecosystem.

a)

carnivore

b)

niche

c)

consumer

d)

habitat

8.

An animal that eats only meat.

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

d)

scavenger

9.

Any relationship in which two different species use each other to live is called _________________.

a)

Predation

b)

Symbiosis

c)

Competition

d)

Harmony

10.
Humans need this gas
a)
CO (carbon monoxide)
b)
CO(carbon dioxide)
c)
O(oxygen)
d)
O(ozone)
11.
Plants create their own food through the process called
a)
digestion
b)
respiration
c)
transpiration
d)
photosynthesis
12.
Animals get their energy from
a)
air
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
food
13.
Animals that eat only plants are
a)
herbivores
b)
omnivores
c)
carnivores
14.

What is a habitat?

a)

The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

b)

The interrelationship of a species with all the biotic and abiotic factors affecting it.

c)

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

d)

The natural home or environment of non-living organisms.

15.

What is a niche?

a)

The place or function of a given object within its ecosystem.

b)

The place or function of a given organism within its ecosystem.

c)

The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

d)

The natural home or environment of an object.

16.

Why are animals called consumers?

a)

They make their own food.

b)

They break down into nutrients.

c)

They cannot produce their own food.

d)

They throw their food away.