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Biomes Terminology

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

A biotic factor in an environment is

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

c)

dead things

d)

rocks, trees, weeds,

2.

Abiotic factors in an environment are

a)

Living things

b)

Non-living things

c)

Things that were once living and are now dead

d)

Trees, rocks, weeds, water

3.

Which is the correct order from smallest to largest of levels in an ecostem?

a)

Biosphere>Population>Community>Ecosystem>Biome>Individual

b)

Individual>Population>Ecosystem>Community>Biome>Biosphere

c)

Individual>Population>Community>Ecosystem>Biome>Biosphere

d)

Individual>Community>Ecosystem>Population>Biosphere>Biome

4.

What is the image showing?

a)

Biome

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Biosphere

d)

Community

5.

What is this image showing?

a)

Individual

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Population

6.

Why does the image show a community not an ecosystem?

a)

Becuase it includes only the abiotic factors

b)

Becuase it includes only the biotic factors

c)

Becuase it has many different species interacting together with their environment

d)

Becuase of the jelly fish

7.

Which of the following things are abiotic factors?

a)

Grass

b)

Rocks

c)

Fungi

d)

Temperature

8.

What happens when a root bends in the direction of the force of gravity?

a)

The top side grows more than the bottom side

b)

The bottom side grows more than the top side

c)

The top and bottom sides grow at the same rate

9.

A chemical reaction during which plants convert energy from the Sun to chemical energy; the reaction converts carbon dioxide and water to sugar and oxygen

a)

products

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Chemical Reaction

10.

a clear odorless gas which plants use as a raw material in photosynthesis

a)

Oxygen

b)

Reactants

c)

Chlorophyll

d)

Carbon Dioxide

11.

energy from the sun that reaches Earth as visible light, ultraviolet light, and infrared radiation (heat)

a)

Chemical energy

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Radiant Energy

d)

Starch

12.

energy that is stored within a molecule

a)

Starch

b)

Chemical energy

c)

Food

d)

Chlorophyll

13.

organelle in plant cells used to make food. It contains a light-trapping pigment called Chlorophyll.

a)

Starch

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Glucose

d)

Chloroplast

14.

A light-trapping pigment in the chloroplasts of plant cells

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Reactants

15.

a simple sugar made by plants during photosynthesis. Plants store long chains of glucose as Starch.

a)

Starch

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Glucose

d)

Carbon Dioxide

16.

a substance produced as a result of a chemical change

a)

Reactants

b)

Glucose

c)

Product

d)

Chemical Energy

17.

a clear colorless gas that is a waste product of plants during photosynthesis

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Chlorophyll

18.

an action or condition that provokes a response

a)

stimulus

b)

tropism

c)

response

d)

Homeostasis

19.

a change in a system resulting from a stimulus

a)

glucose

b)

starch

c)

response

d)

tropism

20.

the force of water molecules against the cell wall that allows plants to stand up straight.

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Turgor Pressure

c)

Homeostasis

d)

chlorophyll

21.

plant growth toward or away from an external stimulus

a)

positive Geotropism

b)

phototropism

c)

tropism

d)

Turgor pressure

22.

the response of a plant to gravity

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Thigmotropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Geotropism

23.

plant growth toward gravity

a)

positive Geotropism

b)

Negative Geotropism

c)

Positive Hydrotropism

d)

Positive Thigmotropism

24.

plant growth away from gravity

a)

Positive Geotropism

b)

Negative Geotropism

c)

Negative Hydrotropism

d)

Negative Thigmotropism

25.

the growth of a plant toward or away from light.

a)

phototropism

b)

Solartropism

c)

Hydrotropism

d)

Tropism

26.

an organism's ability to maintain steady internal conditions when external conditions change.

a)

Tropism

b)

Stimulus

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Homeostasis

27.

What happens if something got in the way of the root?

a)

It would go around and start heading down due to gravity.

b)

The root would continue to grow in that direction

c)

The root would turn back to its original direction

d)

The root will penetrate the object.

28.

If a plant fell over on its side; how would you expect the roots to grow?

a)

Towards the side that it fell on

b)

It would grow up towards the sun

c)

Down towards gravity

d)

The plant would die and no root growth would occur.

29.

Which plant would be wilted or limp?

a)

A

b)

B

30.

The plant wilts when pressure .....

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

none of the above

31.

Wilting is a plant's response to:

a)

High turgor pressure

b)

Low turgor pressure

c)

Gravity

d)

Sunlight

32.

When plants grow in towards the light, this is called:

a)

Phototropism

b)

Geotropism

c)

Germination

d)

Thigmotropism

33.

An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive

a)

niche

b)

structure

c)

characteristic

d)

adaptation

34.

Select the correct term for the following definition:

"The water transport system in plants."

a)

Villi

b)

Bronchi

c)

Bolus

d)

Xylem

35.

Recall the main function of a xylem cell.

a)

To transport nutrients (mainly sucrose) to different parts of a plant.

b)

To make energy for the plant via photosynthesis.

c)

To transport carbon dioxide to the leaves for photosynthessis.

d)

To transport water to different parts of plant.

36.

Xylem tubes are made of...

a)

Dead cells

b)

Living cells

37.

Which process are the xylem tubes part of?

a)

Translocation

b)

Transpiration

38.

_____________________ happens when rocks on Earth's surface break apart or change without moving anywhere.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

39.

_____________________ is the movement of soil and rock by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

40.

______________________ occurs when eroded materials stop moving and begin to build up.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

41.

Eroded materials are called _______________________.

a)

constructive

b)

chemical weathering

c)

sediments

42.

_______________ moves material from one place to another.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

43.

__________________ is a process that weathers rock without a chemical reaction or change.

a)

Physical weathering

b)

Chemical weathering

c)

Deposition

44.
The parts of an ecosystem that are currently living or that have once lived.
a)
Biotic Factor
b)
Abiotic Factor
c)
Species
d)
Biome
45.

Is sunlight an abiotic or biotic factor?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

46.

Is a rain an abiotic or biotic factor?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

47.

Is a rose an abiotic or biotic factor?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

48.

Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

49.

Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?

a)

Coyote

b)

air

c)

elephant

50.

Is a human considered abiotic or biotic?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

c)

neither

d)

both

51.

Abiotic means ____________.

a)

life/ living

b)

not-living

52.
What is the difference between the biotic
and abiotic factors?
a)
Biotic are the living things and abiotic are nonliving things.
b)
Biotic are the nonliving things and abiotic are living things.
53.

A desert is generally without ____&____

a)

Car & bus

b)

Water & vegetation

c)

Men & women

54.

A desert may be too___or too___

a)

Beautiful,hilly

b)

Ugly,bad

c)

Hot ,cold

55.

The desert may have ____& _____.

a)

Plain , wasteland

b)

Mountains , hills

c)

Dust , sand

56.

Which of the following is NOT a desert animal?

a)
b)
c)
d)
57.

Why do lizards and snakes hide under rocks during the day?

a)

to avoid the sand

b)

to avoid the heat of the sun

c)

to avoid the hunters

58.

What does a cactus store in its thick stems?

a)

water

b)

oil

c)

dust

d)

juice

59.

Desert plants have _______ roots and ________ leaves to keep the water they need.

a)

small, long

b)

long, small

c)

short, small

60.

Choose the correct levels of Organization from lowest to highest...

a)

population, community, ecosystem, organism

b)

organism, population, community, ecosystem

c)

organism, population, ecosystem, community

61.
Populations living in the same environment at the same time 
a)
population
b)
community
c)
biotic 
d)
niche
62.
Organisms of the same species living in the same environment together
a)
population
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
environment
63.
Role of an organism
a)
niche
b)
community
c)
biotic 
d)
water cycle