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Ecosystems

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A trophic cascade is

a)

An ecosystem in a waterfall

b)

A series of food chains that fall apart

c)

eating lots of food in a specific order

d)

a food web that is effected from the top down

2.
The non living parts of an ecosystem
a)
abiotic factors
b)
biotic factors
c)
oxygen
d)
soil
3.
An abiotic part of an ecosystem; required by plants to perform photosynthesis.
a)
water
b)
soil
c)
sunlight
d)
oxygen
4.
The study of the interaction of living and nonliving things in the environment.
a)
biology
b)
ecology
c)
zoology
d)
psychology
5.
the living parts of an ecosystem
a)
biotic factors
b)
biology
c)
abiotic factors
d)
animals
6.

Taking into account the image, People can explain that it is an ecosystem because it shows

a)

Variety of biodiversity such animals, plants and organisms.

b)

Non-living environments like weather, sun, water and climate.

c)

Wonderful and touristic places.

d)

Communities of living and non- living things that work together.

7.

Peter is an artistic person, the last week he visited Amazon Rainforest. Peter found that Amazon is an example of biodiversity because it has

a)

diversity of dances.

b)

living and no-living things.

c)

a terrestrial ecosystem

d)

variety of life.

8.

Some examples of non-living things in the ecosystem are

a)

flowers and plants.

b)

frog and ducks.

c)

rocks and water.

d)

fish and grass.

9.
Which type of organism gets its energy directly from the Sun?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
composer
d)
decomposer
10.

Plants use _____________ to make their own food during photosynthesis.

a)

water

b)

energy from the Sun

c)

CO2

d)

water, energy from Sun, CO2

11.
In what process is Carbon transformed into chemical energy?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Respiration
c)
Primary Production
d)
Secondary Production
12.

How do animals get carbon?

a)

By eating plants and or other animals.

b)

They absorb it from the atmosphere.

c)

From the ground

d)

They do not get carbon from anywhere.

13.

Which two biomes have the least precipitation?

a)

tropical rain forest and temperate grasslan

b)

savanna and tropical dry forest

c)

tundra and desert

d)

boreal forest and temperate woodland

14.
This biome is found around the equator and is home to a large amount of biodiversity.
a)
Deserts
b)
Tropical Rain Forests
c)
Savannas
d)
Chaparral 
15.

The largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term is...

a)

carrying capacity

b)

emigration

c)

immigration

d)

population density

16.

Something that regulates the size of a population is called...

a)

a limiting measure

b)

a limiting factor

c)

carrying capacity

d)

biodiversity

17.

Which of these nitrogen cycle processes happens when bacteria converts atmospheric nitrogen to a soil form of nitrogen that is usable by plants?

a)

nitrogen fixation

b)

nitrification

c)

denitrification

d)

ammonification

18.

According to this diagram, plants and animals use nitrogen to make _________________________

a)

carbohydrates

b)

cellulose

c)

proteins

d)

unsaturated fats

19.

What % of the air is made of nitrogen?

a)

21%

b)

52%

c)

61%

d)

78%

20.

What happens to the amount of energy available to organisms when moving from trophic level 1 to trophic level 2?

a)

The energy decreases by approximately 90%

b)

The energy increases by approximately 90%

c)

The energy increases by approximately 10%

d)

The energy decreases by approximately 10%

21.
Look at the food chain: grass > cricket > frog > owl. Which is the primary consumer?
a)
Grass
b)
Cricket
c)
Frog
d)
Owl
22.
Look at the food chain: grass > cricket > frog > owl. Which is the primary consumer?
a)
Grass
b)
Cricket
c)
Frog
d)
Owl
23.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
24.
In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
tertiary consumer
d)
producer
25.
What is another name for producer?
a)
consumer
b)
herbivore
c)
autotroph
d)
lichen