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Ecosystems ST

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

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.

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

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Aluminium

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Nitrogen

e)

Oxygen

16.

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

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What would happen if the frogs dissapeared?

a)

The amount of lavender in the ecosystem would decrease

b)

The amount of dragon flies would decrease

c)

The amount of eagles would increase

d)

The amount of flies would decrease

18.

Which of the following ecosystems suffered the most severe disturbance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Which of the following is completely made up of inorganic materials?

a)

A fallen tree

b)

A calcium stone

c)

The soil

d)

Your body

20.

Which of the following is a producer?


Phytoplankton ⟶ Krill ⟶ Mackerel ⟶ Sea gull

a)

Phytoplankton

b)

Krill

c)

Mackerel

d)

Sea gull

21.

Why is studying ecological succession useful? (select all that apply)

a)

Because we can deduce the severity of a disturbance after it has happened

b)

Because we can predict what will happen to an ecosystem in the future

c)

Because we help prevent disturbances in the future

d)

Because we can help the ecosystem bounce back after a disturbance

22.

Which of the following ecosystem has the highest primary productivity?

a)

A desert

b)

The tundra

c)

A temperate rainforest

d)

A coral reef

23.

Which of the following best describes primary productivity

a)

The rate at which new living things grow

b)

The amount of organic material in an ecosystem

c)

The amount of new organic material introduced into an ecosystem

d)

The productivity of the ecosystem

24.

Which of the following could cause an ecosystem to loose biomass?

a)

An ecological factor

b)

Death

c)

Disturbance

d)

Emigration