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Ecosystems

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

different types of organisms than coexist at the same time

b)

members of the same organism that live in an environment

c)

system including biotic and abiotic factors in an evironment

d)

a place made of mostly water

2.

What is a community?

a)

ecosystem made mostly of land, but can have some water

b)

ecosystem made up mostly water, but can have some land

c)

different organisms that coexist in the same area

d)

members of the same type of organism that live in an environment

3.

What is a population?

a)

ecosystem made mostly of land, but can have some water

b)

ecosystem made up mostly water, but can have some land

c)

different organisms that coexist in the same area

d)

members of the same type of organism that live in an environment

4.

A bear is an example of a

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

5.

A giraffe is an example of a

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

6.

A shark is an example of a

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

7.

A mouse is an example of a

a)

predator

b)

prey

8.

A fox is an example of a

a)

predator

b)

prey

9.

A worm is an example of a

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

10.

A plant is an example of a

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

11.

Which of the following can cause an imbalance in an ecosystem?

a)

change in water supply

b)

trees are cut down or die due to disease

c)

invasive species is introduced

d)

all of the answers are correct

12.

A linear sequence to show transfer of energy is called

a)

a food chain.

b)

a food web.

13.

Interconnected chains to show transfer of energy is called

a)

a food chain.

b)

a food web.

14.

A flea is an example of a _____________ because it does harm to the host it is living on.

a)

producer

b)

prey

c)

parasite

15.

What do the arrows mean on a food chain or food web?

a)

"just ate"

b)

"died"

c)

"moved to"

d)

"gives energy to"

16.

A ____________ is an illustration that shows how energy is passed from one living thing to another.

a)

herbivore

b)

food chain

c)

food web

d)

carnivore

17.

A ___________ is an illustration that shows how animals are connected in their search for food within an ecosystem.

a)

decomposer

b)

food chain

c)

food web

d)

herbivore

18.

Green plants can make food in their leaves. A living thing that can make food with energy from the sun is called a _____________________.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

omivore

d)

decomposer

19.

Animals get their energy by eating plants and animals. A living thing that needs to eat to obtain energy is called a ______________________.

a)

omnivore

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

carnivore

20.

Mushrooms can not make their own food and the do not eat food. Instead, they get their energy by breaking down and absorbing dead organic matter. These types of living things are called _______________________.

a)

omnivore

b)

carnivore

c)

consumers

d)

decomposers

21.

A leopard seal eats fish and penguins. It never eats plants. Since the leopard seal eats only meat, it is a __________________________________.

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

producer

22.

A deer eats grass and plants found in its habitat. Since the deer eats only plants, it is a _________________________.

a)

omnivore

b)

carnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

decomposer

23.

A racoon eats other animals like crayfish, as well as plant life. Since the racoon eats both plants and animals it is an ________________________________.

a)

predator

b)

carnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

omnivore

24.

Name the living thing in the food web that is a producer.

(a)  

25.

What living things does the hawk eat

(a)  

26.

What living things does the wild cat consume?

a)

goat,rabbit,rat

b)

rabbit, rat

c)

owl, lion, fox

27.

Which item in this food chain is a producer ( makes its own food)?

a)

leaf

b)

caterpillar

c)

blue bird

d)

hawk

28.

Which of the following is a nonliving part of an ecosystem?

a)

grass

b)

water

c)

birds

d)

bacteria

29.

Which of the following is a decomposer?

a)

bacteria

b)

fungi

c)

worms

d)

all of them

30.

Choose all of the biomes.

a)

Andalusia

b)

rainforest

c)

desert

d)

grasslands

31.

An organism that only eats meat is called an______________.

a)

omnivore

b)

carnivore

c)

producer

d)

herbivore

32.

An organism that only eats plants is called an __________________.

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

consumer

d)

producer

33.

One living thing. Ex. One frog, one tree, one rabbit

a)

Population

b)

Organism

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

34.

Many organisms of the same species living in the same area.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Community

c)

Population

d)

Community

35.

All of the living and non-living parts of the environment in the same area.

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Organism

d)

Ecosystem

36.

Many different types of populations living in the same area. All the living things in an area.

a)

Community

b)

Ecosytem

c)

Population

d)

Organism

37.

Click on all the abiotic factors

a)

Rabbit

b)

soil

c)

water

d)

sunlight

38.

Click on all the biotic factors

a)

rabbit

b)

tree

c)

soil

d)

water

39.

Producers are important because they

a)

create shade for frogs

b)

smell nice

c)

use energy from the sun to make their own food and are the base of energy pyramids

d)

create homes for birds and squirrels

40.

What is the role of decomposers

a)

They break down dead organisms and return their nutrients back to the ecosystem.

b)

Supply energy to the sun

c)

Help organize the community

d)

Create energy from the sun

41.

Which level in the energy pyramid has the most energy?

a)

Producers (buffalo grass)

b)

Vulture (Level 3 consumer)

c)

Coyote (Level 2 consumer)

d)

Prairie Dog (Primary Consumer)

42.

Which is an example of competition

a)

A seagull eating a fish

b)

A lion eating a water buffalo

c)

Two hermit crabs fighting over a shell

d)

A chicken running away from a fox

43.

What is the definition of cooperation

a)

Members of the same or different species fight for resources and survival.

b)

Members of the same species work together to meet their survival needs.

c)

A relationship that benefits one organism and the other is unaffected

d)

Being nice to your teacher

44.

Abiotic Factors

a)

Nonliving things in your ecosystem.

b)

Living things in your ecosystem

c)

An individual living thing

45.

Biotic Factors

a)

Nonliving things in your ecosystem.

b)

Living things in your ecosystem

c)

An individual living thing

46.

Population

a)

A group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.

b)

A group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time.

c)

The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources.

47.

Competition

a)

A group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.

b)

A group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time.

c)

The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources.

48.

Community

a)

A group of populations living and interacting with each other in an area.

b)

A group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time.

c)

The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources.

49.

The Prefix Eco- Means

a)

the environment, habitat or surroundings

b)

Not

c)

Living

50.

The Prefix A- Means

a)

the environment, habitat or surroundings

b)

Not

c)

Living

51.

Biotic Means

a)

the environment, habitat or surroundings

b)

Not

c)

Living

52.

An Example of Biotic Factor is....

a)

Sun

b)

Air

c)

Animals

53.

An Example of Abiotic Factor is...

a)

Sun

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

54.
Which is an abiotic factor that most limits the number of frogs living in a pond? 
a)
the color of the water 
b)
the number of predators 
c)
the temperature of the water 
d)
the populations of producers 
55.
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
56.
An individual living thing is a/an __________.
a)
habitat
b)
ecosystem
c)
organism
d)
population
57.
The place where an organism lives is its _________.
a)
habitat
b)
abiotic
c)
ecosystem
d)
community
58.

What is a example of an abiotic factor?

a)

Panda

b)

Turtle

c)

Butterfly

d)

Weather

59.

What is an example of a biotic factor?

a)

skunk

b)

rocks

c)

soil

d)

water

60.

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment

a)

alive

b)

biotic

c)

abiotic

d)

living

61.

The job or role of a plant or an animal in the ecosystem.

a)

carnivore

b)

niche

c)

consumer

d)

habitat

62.
The lion lives on the savanna. 
a)
habitat
b)
niche
63.
The lion is a carnivore. 
a)
habitat 
b)
niche
64.

Crocodiles live in freshwater rivers.

a)

habitat

b)

niche

65.

When two species have overlapping niches, which would most likely occur?

a)

population growth

b)

evolution

c)

competition

66.
Nonliving things found in an ecosystem.
a)
factories
b)
factor trees
c)
biotic factors
d)
abiotic factors
67.
Which is a biotic factor?
a)
sunlight
b)
air 
c)
bacteria
d)
all of the above
68.
Deserts, mountains, and rivers are all examples of ________.
a)
vacation spots
b)
tundra
c)
ecosystems
d)
wetlands
69.
Which statement is correct?
a)
A population is the same as a community
b)
A community is a group of populations
c)
A community is a part of a population
d)
A population is a group of communities
70.
Which of the following is a biotic factor?
a)
soil
b)
temperature
c)
Elvis
d)
vegetation
71.

Abiotic factors include...

a)

living things like animals, fungi, and plants

b)

landfills

c)

nonliving things like soil, rocks, and water

d)

both living and nonliving things

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