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Ecosystems Review Pt. 2

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 2hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following breaks down leaves after they have fallen off a tree?

a)

meat-eaters

b)

decomposers

c)

rocks

d)

cold temperatures

2.

Which statement BEST describes a community?

a)

it provides shelter for one type of organism

b)

if provides food for one type of organism

c)

it is made up of one type of organism

d)

it is made up of all types of organisms in one area.

3.

If the sun's light no longer reached the habitat shown in the picture below, which would most likely happen first?

a)

the number of fish in the lake would increase

b)

the lake would evaporate

c)

the grass would die

d)

the large animals would grow even larger

4.

What is the best description of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems?

a)

both are made up of water only

b)

an aquatic biome is made up of water and a terrestrial biome is mainly made of land

c)

both biomes are made up of land only

d)

both have the same animals

5.

What is one factor that is different between oceans and ponds/lakes?

a)

sunlight

b)

shoreline

c)

salinity

6.

Amphibians are part of a food chain in which biome?

a)

marine biome

b)

desert biome

c)

freshwater biome

d)

rain forest biome

7.

Which biome has fertile soil that enables a variety of plants to grow.

a)

desert biome

b)

grassland biome

c)

taiga biome

d)

tundra biome

8.

Using the diagram above, what do the arrows represent?

a)

water evaporating

b)

photosynthesis

c)

energyy being transferred

d)

offspring

9.

Using the diagram above, which animals compete with the Hawks for mice?

a)

snakes

b)

foxes

c)

rabbits

d)

both snakes and foxes

10.

Using the diagram above, if a farmer put out poison and poiosned all the mice, which animal might also be poisoned?

a)

rabit

b)

toads

c)

foxes

d)

spiders

11.

Using the diagram above, who competes for spiders?

a)

insectivorous birds and predaceous insects

b)

toads and rabbits

c)

herbivorous insects and toads

d)

seeding eating birds

12.

Using the diagram above, who would compete with the birds for space to live?

a)

mice

b)

foxes

c)

toads

d)

squirrels

13.

Which of the following shows how energy flows through a food chain?

a)

producers - carnivores- herbivores

b)

sun - producers - herbivores - carnivores

c)

sun - herbivores - carnivores - producers

d)

carnivores - producers - herbivores

14.

Which of the following below is NOT part of a tree's niche?

a)

provide shelter for birds and squirrels

b)

provide foor fordecomposers

c)

provide food for lions

d)

provide oxygen for animals

15.

Which is a freshwater ecosystem?

a)

lake

b)

ocean

c)

savannah

d)

estuary

16.

How are esturaies different from lakes, rivers, and oceans?

a)

esturaies contain only salt water

b)

estuaries contain only freshwater

c)

estuaries contain both salt and freshwater

d)

none of the above

17.

What is deforestation?

a)

the massive removal of trees

b)

planting more trees in a forest

c)

using paper in a business

d)

polluting a forest

18.

When can two populations that eat the same food survive in the same habitat?

a)

when they eat together

b)

when they are in competition with one another

c)

when they occupy different niches

d)

when their niches overlap

19.

Which term best describes an ecosystem's amount of light, temperature, and soil composition?

a)

niche

b)

habitat

c)

producers

d)

abiotic factors

20.

In which ecosystem would you most likely find a bass or trout?

a)

lake

b)

grasskand

c)

desert

d)

rainforest

21.

What are all the rattlesnakes in a desert called?

a)

habitat

b)

niche

c)

population

d)

community

22.

Which best describes a dear?

a)

A biotic part of a deciduous forest

b)

an abiotic part of a coniferous forest

c)

an abiotic part of a deciduous forest

d)

a biotic part of a coral reef system

23.

Which set of animals would most likely be found in a coniferous forest/Taiga?

a)

elk, moose, beaver

b)

sharks, shrimp, turtles

c)

lizards, snakes, frogs

d)

monkeys, parrots, pandas

24.

Which is an example of a community?

a)

all of the squirrels in a forest

b)

all of the animals and plants in a forest

c)

all of the living and nonliving things in a forest

d)

all of the nonliving parts of a forest

25.

Which is an example of a community?

a)

all of the squirrels in a forest

b)

all of the animals and plants in a forest

c)

all of the living and nonliving things in a forest

d)

all of the nonliving parts of a forest

26.

Which is a fruit bat's niche?

a)

the kind of fruit the bat eats

b)

All of the fruit bats living in the same area

c)

all the different species of bats in the area

d)

the soil conditions where the bat lives

27.

Which ecosystem would likely have the fewest herbivores?

a)

one with warm temperatures

b)

one with the most rainfall

c)

one with poor soil

d)

one with much sunlight

28.

In which biome woulf you most likely find elephants?

a)

taiga

b)

deciduous forest

c)

tundra

d)

grassland

29.

How are tropical rainforests different from a deciduous forest?

a)

only tropical rainforests have reptiles and birds

b)

only deciduous forests have trees

c)

deciduous forests are cooler and get rainfall

d)

tropical rainforests are warmer and get more rainfall