wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Ecosystems - 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A living thing can also be referred as...

a)

an organism

b)

a species

c)

a population

d)

a parasite

2.

The specific place an organism lives is call...

a)

its habitat

b)

a biotic factor

c)

its ecosystem

d)

its niche

3.

Living parts of an ecosystem are called...

a)

biology

b)

abiotic factors

c)

biotic factors

d)

ecology

4.

Non-living parts of an ecosystem are called

a)

species

b)

energy

c)

biotic factors

d)

abiotic factors

5.

a group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate, produce offspring, and that offspring can reproduce.

a)

population

b)

species

c)

community

d)

habitat

6.

all of the members of one species in a given area.

a)

population

b)

species

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

7.

all the populations in an area

a)

population

b)

species

c)

community

d)

habitat

8.

all the biotic factors and the abiotic factors in a given area

a)

ecosystem

b)

species

c)

population

d)

community

9.

The relationships between organisms...

a)

adaptation

b)

niche

c)

community

d)

symbiosis

10.

The type of symbiosis that benefits both species

a)

mutualism

b)

commensalism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

11.

The type of symbiosis that benefits one species but doesn't do anything to the other species.

a)

parasitism

b)

commensalism

c)

mutualism

d)

predation

12.

A relationship between to species where one actively hunts the other

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

d)

predation

13.

The type of symbiosis that benefits one species but harms the other

a)

parasitism

b)

commensalism

c)

prey

d)

mutualism

14.

Choose the two types of species involved in predation

a)

parasite

b)

predator

c)

prey

d)

host

15.

Choose the two types of species involved in parasitism

a)

parasite

b)

predator

c)

host

d)

prey

16.

organisms that make their own food

a)

herbivores

b)

producers

c)

consumers

d)

scavengers

17.

organisms that consume other organisms for food

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

decomposers

d)

photosynthesis

18.

organisms that break down dead organisms for food

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

scavengers

d)

decomposers

19.

Consumes plants (producers) for energy

a)

carnivores

b)

scavengers

c)

herbivores

d)

omnivores

20.

Consumes other consumers for energy

a)

carnivores

b)

scavengers

c)

herbivores

d)

omnivores

21.

Consumes both consumers and producers for energy

a)

scavengers

b)

herbivores

c)

carnivores

d)

omnivores

22.

Consumes dead consumers for energy

a)

scavengers

b)

herbivores

c)

carnivores

d)

omnivores

23.

a specific characteristic or trait that helps a species survive better in its specific environment

a)

niche

b)

adaptation

c)

parasite

d)

species

24.

The specific role a species has in an ecosystem

a)

evolution

b)

adaptation

c)

niche

d)

producer

25.

the process plants use to convert sunlight into energy

a)

chemosynthesis

b)

adaptation

c)

niche

d)

photosynthesis