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What are ecosystems?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
Date
1.

What is a living thing's environment?

a)

everything that surrounds the living thing

b)

a cold region

c)

the place where a living thing makes its home

2.

An environment has (a)   and nonliving things.

3.

Which of these is a nonliving part of an environment?

a)

water

b)

brown bear

c)

oak tree

d)

fish

4.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

the living and nonliving things that interact in an environment

b)

the place where a living thing makes its home

c)

all the populations that live in the same place

5.

Interact means to _________________.

a)

act together

b)

grow

c)

build a home

6.

Which type of ecosystem is shown in this picture?

a)

Tundra

b)

Rainforest

c)

Desert

d)

Grassland

7.

Which type of ecosystem is shown in this picture?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Wetlands

d)

Tundra

8.

Which type of ecosystem is shown in this picture?

a)

Grasslands

b)

Wetlands

c)

Tundra

d)

Rainforest

9.

Which type of ecosystem is shown in this picture?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Tundra

c)

Wetlands

d)

Grasslands

10.

What type of ecosystem is shown in this picture?

a)

Wetlands

b)

Tundra

c)

Desert

d)

Rainforest

11.

How many of these are TRUE about the Tundra?

a)

It is a cold region

b)

Trees can grow in the Tundra

c)

The ground beneath the surface is frozen all year

d)

Arctic foxes live here

12.

In which region is the ground covered with water for at least part of the year?

a)

Wetlands

b)

Grasslands

c)

Tundra

d)

Rainforest

13.

In which region would I find grasshoppers, prairie chickens, and bison?

a)

Grasslands

b)

Wetlands

c)

Tundra

14.

Which type of ecosystem is very dry? It is the driest ecosystem.

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Grasslands

15.

Where would I be able to find a coyote?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Rainforest

16.

A habitat is a place where a living thing makes its (a)   .

17.

All the living things of the same kind that live in the same place make up a __________________.

a)

population

b)

habitat

c)

community

18.

All the populations that live in the same place make up a ______________.

a)

community

b)

ecosystem

c)

habitat

19.

True or false?

Ecosystems may change over time.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

In which type of ecosystem would I find this banana slug?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Tundra

c)

Desert