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Ecosystems Vocabulary

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A diagram showing the interaction of several food chains

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

2.

A chain showing the flow of energy between different plants and animals in an ecosystem

a)

Energy Pyramid

b)

Food Web

c)

Food Chain

3.
What is an ecosystem?
a)
A group of animals that are the same species.
b)
Soil, water, air and sunlight
c)
All the living and non living things that interact in an area.
d)
North America
4.
Which of these is NOT an example of an ecosystem?
a)
Rainforest
b)
A city
c)
Desert
d)
Deep ocean
5.

If a black bear which eats rabbits is taken out of the food chain, what will happen to the rabbit?

a)

The number of rabbits would increase

b)

The number of rabbits would decrease

c)

The number would stay the same

d)

The rabbits would move

6.
What is a source of energy for the mouse?
a)
strawberries
b)
insects
c)
other mice
d)
owls
7.

Two or more overlapping food chains form a/an

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

community

d)

population

8.
a)

river

b)

mountain

9.
a)

forest

b)

mountain

10.
a)

polar region

b)

desert

11.
a)

ocean

b)

river

12.
a)

polar region

b)

mountain

13.

Where does this animal live?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

What habitat has the most amount of trees?

a)

Rainforst

b)

Desert

c)

Grasslands

d)

Arctic

15.

True or False. Animals and Plants can survive anywhere.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Where does this animal live?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Which one is correct?

a)

Camels live in the rainforst.

b)

Polar Bears live in the arctic.

c)

Zebras live in the ocean.

d)

orangutans live in the desert.

18.

Where does this animal live?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

True or False. Many Plants and Animals share the same habitat.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Where does this animal live?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Why don't polar bears live in the desert?

a)

They don't like the Sun.

b)

It's not the right habitat for polar bear.

c)

There is nothing to eat.

d)

Polar bears do live in the desert.

22.

The place where an animal normally lives and grows is its...

a)

garden

b)

home

c)

habitat

d)

territory

23.

Food, water, shelter, and space to live are a part of a...

a)

habitat

b)

home

c)

Crash Course video

d)

food chain

24.

How many food chains is a polar bear a part of?

a)

1

b)

multiple

25.
In what habitat would you find a camel?
a)
ocean
b)
forest
c)
rainforest
d)
desert
26.
Which animal would you find in the ocean habitat?
a)
toucan
b)
jaguar
c)
manatee
d)
butterfly
27.
This habitat is divided into layers: The canopy, the emergent layer, the understory, and the floor.
a)
desert
b)
ocean
c)
coral reef
d)
rainforest
28.
Which describes the ocean habitat?
a)
lots of animals, salt water, zones
b)
lots of sand, cacti, almost no water
c)
jungle, lots of animals, layers
d)
trees, woodland animals, seasons
29.
Where would I go if I wanted to see a gila monster?
a)
rainforest
b)
coral reef
c)
ocean
d)
desert
30.
What should I bring with me if I am going to visit a rainforest?
a)
a swimming suit
b)
a winter coat
c)
an umbrella
d)
scuba gear
31.
Which animal would I find in a tropical rainforest?
a)
Sloth
b)
Polar Bear
c)
Great White Shark
d)
Grizzly Bear
32.
Pick which one lists animals found in the woodland forest.
a)
Raccoon, skunk, hedgehog
b)
shark, whale, octopus
c)
camel, tortoise, gila monster
d)
sloth, jaguar, toucan
33.
If I wanted to visit a desert habitat, could I find one in The United States of American?
a)
yes
b)
no
34.
Which habitat has the least amount of rainfall?
a)
The Ocean
b)
The Desert
c)
The Rainforest
d)
The Woodland Forest
35.
Which habitat receives the most rain?
a)
The Desert
b)
The Rainforest
c)
The Woodland Forest
d)
The Ocean
36.
Plants and animals are often referred to as?
a)
Organism 
b)
Things
c)
Werid
d)
Ugly
37.
A producer?
a)
Eats other plants and animals
b)
Makes its own food
c)
Eats dead plants or animals
d)
Makes toys for kids
38.
A consumer?
a)
Makes its own food
b)
Eats dead plants and animals
c)
Eats plants and other animals for energy
d)
Buys toys for kids
39.
A decomposer?
a)
Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil
b)
Eats plants or other animals for food
c)
Makes its own food
d)
Machine that gathers trash
40.
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
41.
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
42.
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
43.
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
44.
Which best describes how decomposers help support life in an ecosystem?
a)
Decomposers add nutrients to the soil.
b)
Decomposers provide a habitat in the ecosystem.
c)
Decomposers add producers to the ecosystem.
d)
Decomposers provide energy for consumers.
45.
Which is an example of a decomposer?
a)
a hawk
b)
a mouse
c)
a flower
d)
a mushroom
46.
Which describes a decomposer?
a)
an organism that eats only plants
b)
an organism that makes its own food
c)
an organism that breaks down dead matter
d)
an organism that receives energy from the sun
47.

I am the chef for the ecosystem because I am the only organism that can make my own food.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

48.

I rely on eating other organisms for the energy I need to function since I can not make my own food.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

49.

I am Mother Nature's recycler because I take dead things and turn them back into soil.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

50.

I am a consumer that eats only plants.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

51.

I am a consumer that eats only meat.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

52.

I am a consumer that eats both plants and animals.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

53.

Which is an example of a producer?

a)
b)
c)
54.

What is an example of a consumer?

a)
b)
c)
55.

What is an example of decomposer?

a)
b)
c)
56.

What are we, people, classified as? (check ALL that can apply)

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

herbivore

d)

carnivore

e)

omnivore

57.

What is an example of a properly ordered food chain?

a)

fungi, grass, grasshopper, bird

b)

grass, cow, bird

c)

grain, mouse, snake, hawk

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