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Ecosystems Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
2.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
3.
The part of Earth where organisms can live.
a)
biotic factors
b)
biosphere
c)
ecology
d)
biology
4.
Nonliving things found in an ecosystem.
a)
factories
b)
factor trees
c)
biotic factors
d)
abiotic factors
5.
A group of the same type of organisms living in the same place at the same time.
a)
threatened species
b)
populations
c)
community
d)
limiting factor
6.

All of the populations that live in one area together

a)

limiting factors

b)

populations

c)

community

d)

speed limit

7.
Which biome covers most of the land mass near the Earth's equator?
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
grassland
d)
tropical rainforest
8.
Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?
a)
deciduous
b)
evergreen
c)
ginko
d)
palm
9.
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
a)
Coniferous Forests
b)
Deciduous Forests
c)
Deserts
d)
Tropical Rain Forests
10.
This type of aquatic ecosystem is a mix of fresh and salt water.
a)
estuary
b)
lake
c)
river
11.
The major abiotic factors that influence aquatic ecosystems include
a)
water temperature and amount of light
b)
plants and animals
c)
water and plants growing there
12.
Which is a fresh water ecosystem?
a)
river
b)
estuary
c)
ocean
13.

Marine ecosystem that is dominated by marsh grasses

a)

estuary

b)

salt marsh

c)

mangrove swamp

d)

coral reef

14.

Which of the following best describes primary succession?

a)

Volcano wipes out ecosystem that gradually grows back from ash covered soil

b)

Volcano creates a new island of rock that must break down to form an ecosystem

c)

Forest fire burns down forest that must bounce back over time

d)

Tornado destroys a crop that must slowly grow back over time.

15.

What best describes the term succession?

a)

rapid changes that create an ecosystem overnight

b)

gradual changes over time to fully create or restore and ecosystem

c)

forest with the tallest trees

d)

the rate species produce offspring