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McCoy HR - Interdependence in an Ecosystem

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these living organisms is interacting with another living organism in the environment?

a)

A mole digs a tunnel in a forest meadow.

b)

A hummingbird drinks nectar from a flower.

c)

An white hare burrows in the snow for camouflage.

2.

Plants interact with living and nonliving components in their environment. Which is an interaction with a nonliving element?

a)

Sandy soil holding the roots of the plants

b)

Humans breathing oxygen released by plants

c)

Bees gathering pollen from flowers of plants

3.

The zebra and giraffe shown here are eating from the same tree. What is a good way to describe the relationship between the zebra and the giraffe?

a)

One is a predator and the other is a prey

b)

They are competitors for the tree

c)

They are carnivores

d)

One depends on the other

4.

What non-living factor is the most important for an ecosystem to work?

a)

Rock

b)

Sun

c)

Plants

d)

Animals

5.

Which example shows a relationship between a living thing and a non-living thing?

a)

An insect is food for a frog.

b)

Water carries a rock downstream.

c)

A tree gets nutrients from the soil.

d)

A flower makes food for a butterfly.

6.

The African clawed frog has moist skin and is found in murky ponds and other wet environments. When the dry season starts, the frog burrows into the mud to remain moist. It stays in the burrow without eating or moving until rainfall returns. How does the African clawed frog use factors in its environment to survive?

a)

Basking on rocks in the sunlight.

b)

Creating burrows that help fish in water.

c)

Burrowing in mud when it is dry.

7.
Which fact below is an example of the fiddler crab changing its environment to meet its need?
a)
It moves sideways.
b)
It digs burrows in the ground to hide.
c)
It sheds its shells as it grows.
d)
All of the above.
8.

Place where an organism lives and that provides the types of food, shelter, moisture, and temperature needed for survival.

a)

Niche

b)

Community

c)

Habitat

d)

Ecosystem

9.

The specific role or job of an organism in its community is its _____________________.

a)

home

b)

niche

c)

shelter

10.

Different species, living in the same area

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

11.

All the red tailed squirrels that live in the forest behind our school are part of the same.....

a)

family

b)

population

c)

community

12.

A ecosystem is __________________.

a)

all organisms in an area that belong to the same species

b)

all of the different species living together in an area

c)

an individual living thing

d)

all of the biotic and abiotic non-living factors in an area

13.
What are the biotic factors in this image?
a)
sunlight, elephants, and grasses
b)
sunlight, water,  and air
c)
elephants, plants, trees 
14.

Organisms that all share the same characteristics and can reproduce

a)

Family

b)

Species

c)

neighborhood

15.

What is a habitat?

a)

A way an animal behaves.

b)

A group of the same animals living together.

c)

A specific place where an animal naturally lives.

d)

When an animal lives in a place that is not their home eg. a zoo

16.

How one part of an ecosystem depends on another part of an ecosystem for survival.

a)

Interaction

b)

Community

c)

Organism

17.

Two or more member of the same species (or same kind) living in the same area.

a)

Competition

b)

Population

c)

Organism

d)

Resources

18.

Which of these is an example of one living thing depending on another living thing?

a)

Cat walking on the sand

b)

Bird building a nest in a tree

c)

Dog warming in the sunlight

d)

Squirrel drinking water

19.
What four things do every organism need for survival?
a)
food, water, dirt, and a hat
b)
shelter, water, food, and air
c)
air, sun, dirt, and water
d)
light, electricity, and worms