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ESDM test 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: The population size of predators are equal to the population size of prey.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

An interaction between organisms or species that is helpful to both.

a)

Dependent interaction

b)

Predatory interaction

c)

Mutually beneficial interaction

d)

Competitive interaction

3.

If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remains same

4.

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

a)

Rock

b)

sun

c)

plant

d)

animal

5.

Living and nonliving things interacting in an environment is called:

a)

organism

b)

ecosystem

c)

consumer

d)

producer

6.

Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to?

a)

producers

b)

omnivores

c)

carnivores

d)

decomposers

7.

The organism that can make their own food through the process of photosynthesis?

(a)  

8.

Which group of organism can directly trap solar energy

a)

Producers

b)

consumers

c)

detrivores

d)

omnivores

9.

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all (a)   parts of the environment

10.

What is an example of a biotic factor?

a)

rock

b)

soil

c)

water

d)

tiger

11.

The study of interactions in an ecosystem.

(a)  

12.

These organisms that cannot make their own food; but depent on other organisms for energy is generally termed as

(a)  

13.

Why is the ecosystem important?

a)

It can sustain overpopulation.

b)

It sustains the balance of life in nature.

c)

It allows humans to exploit natural resources.

d)

It can absorb all the toxins humans dispose of.

14.

In which ecosystem would I find the following things:

1. A lot of mammals

2. Usually warm weather

3. Very few trees

4. Fertile soil

a)

grassland

b)

forest

c)

marine

d)

estuary

15.

Name the ecosystem would have many trees.

(a)  

16.

Name an ecosystem that have salt water.

(a)  

17.

Which word means "land based" ecosystem?

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Aquatic

18.

Which word means "water-based" ecosystem?

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Aquatic

19.

This ecosystem receives very little rainfall.

a)

Forest

b)

Grassland

c)

Wetland

d)

Ocean

20.

_________ are large bodies of saltwater divided by continents.

a)

Oceans

b)

Lakes

c)

Ponds

d)

esturay

21.

Rain forests, temperate forests, deciduous forests, coniferous forests, and taigas are different types of (a)   .

22.

Name this Ecosystem?

(a)  

23.

This ecosystem is

a)

lentic

b)

lotic

24.

In this ecological pyramid which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

a)

Herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

25.

The diagram represents a pyramid of energy in an ecosystem. Which level would most likely contain organisms that do photosynthesis?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D