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Ecosystems

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 6hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An ecosystem is made up of _______ and ________ things.
a)
Living and nonliving
b)
Alive and dead
c)
Plants and animals
d)
Land and water
2.
Communities are made up of living things only. Which one of these is a community?
a)
Trees, birds, dirt, worms
b)
Deer, grass, leaves, bunnies
c)
Whales, water, seashells, fish
d)
Sand, camels, mountains, coyotes
3.
Which of these organisms is a producer?
a)
strawberries
b)
insect
c)
mouse
d)
owl
4.

What trophic level is a producer?

a)

1st trophic level

b)

2nd trophic level

c)

last trophic level

d)

highest trophic level

5.

What trophic level is the sperm whale?

a)

7

b)

4

c)

5

d)

3

6.

Which of the following is a heterotroph?

a)

A plants that produces energy

b)

A decomposer that turns organic matter to inorganic matter

c)

A rock after a disaster

d)

A chemoautotrophic bacteria

7.

What is another way of describing a second order consumer?

a)

A omnivore

b)

A herbivore

c)

A vegan

d)

A carnivore

8.

Which of the following is a 1st order consumer?

a)

A human

b)

A butterfly

c)

A mosquito

d)

A spider

9.

Which of the following is not conserved in an ecosystem?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Heat

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon

10.

Select all of the following that can photosynthesize?

a)

A mushroom

b)

A flea

c)

A lichen

d)

An apple tree

e)

A tiger

11.

Detritus is matter composed of waste products of living things such as dead leaves and fecal matter. Which of the following gets its energy from detritus.

a)

A vulture

b)

A palm tree

c)

A bat

d)

A worm

12.

Which of the following turns organic matter into inorganic matter?

a)

Producers

b)

Fungi

c)

Consumers

d)

Herbivores

13.

Which of the following is considered organic?

a)

Salt

b)

Pepper

c)

A metal spoon

d)

Water

14.
What do you call ONE species all living in the same environment?
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Biome
15.
What do you call it when communities form in an area that previously had no life?
a)
First Succession
b)
Secondary Succession
c)
Primary Succession
d)
Ending Succession
16.

Select ALL of the following elements which are important for sustaining life:

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Aluminium

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Nitrogen

e)

Oxygen

17.

There is the same amount of energy at the top of the food chain as there is at the bottom

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which trophic level is likely to have the highest amount of toxins?

a)

Producers

b)

1st order consumer

c)

2nd order consumer

d)

Decomposer

19.

What is a toxicity threshold?

a)

The amount of toxins a human can drink

b)

The concentration of a toxin that will kill an organism

c)

The concentration of a toxin that will harm an organism

d)

The frequency of which toxins are introduced into the ecosystem

20.

Which of the following is considered a contaminant?

a)

DDT

b)

Poisonous plants

c)

A hurricane

d)

A hungry bear

21.

Which of the following do not increase your ecological footprint?

a)

Eating meat

b)

Driving to school

c)

Shopping second hand

d)

Having a grass lawn

22.

What is a carrying capacity?

a)

The number of humans that can exist on earth

b)

The biggest carbon footprint that you can have without disturbing the environment

c)

The number of animals and plants in an ecosystem

d)

The maximum number of organisms that an environment can sustain

23.

What would happen if the frogs dissapeared?

a)

The amount of lavender in the ecosystem would decrease

b)

The amount of dragon flies would increase

c)

The amount of eagles would increase

d)

The amount of flies would decrease