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Ecosystems

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Without decomposers, what would build up on the ground and not return to the soil?

a)

large rocks

b)

rain water

c)

bacteria and other microorganisms

d)

dead plant and animal matter

2.

All the living and nonliving things in an area make up a/an

a)

community.

b)

ecosystem.

c)

population.

d)

environment.

3.

An organism that makes its own food is a/an

a)

producer.

b)

consumer.

c)

predator.

d)

prey.

4.

An _____ is everything that surrounds and affects a living thing.

a)

ecosystem

b)

environment

c)

population

d)

community

5.

A ________ is all the members of one kind of plant or animal in a community.

a)

ecosystem

b)

environment

c)

population

d)

community

6.

Two or more overlapping food chains form a/an

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

community

d)

population

7.

Without the Sun, which of Earth's organisms could no longer survive?

a)

producers only

b)

producers and consumers

c)

scavengers only

d)

nearly all organisms

8.
The place where an organism lives is its __________.
a)
habitat
b)
ecosystem
c)
organism
d)
population
9.
The snake is a predator to what prey in this food chain?
a)
frog
b)
grass
c)
grasshopper
d)
hawk
10.
The frog is a predator to what prey in this food chain?
a)
frog
b)
grass
c)
grasshopper
d)
hawk
11.
What type of organism makes its own food?
a)
consumer
b)
carnivore
c)
producer
d)
animal
12.
You see a grasshopper on a leaf. What could you say about how the grasshopper gets its energy?
a)
It gets energy from the air.
b)
It gets energy from the leaf.
c)
It gets energy from soil.
d)
It gets energy from water.
13.
An apple tree is a
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
14.
A hawk is an example of a
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
15.
A mushroom is a 
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
16.
A carrot is an example of a 
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
17.
A dragonfly is a 
a)
producer
b)
consumer 
c)
decomposer
18.
A cougar is a 
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decompser
19.
Bacteria is an example of a 
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer