Free Printable Ecosystems

1.

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

a)

Population

b)

Organism

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

2.

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

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Community

c)

Population

d)

Community

3.

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

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Organism

d)

Ecosystem

4.

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

5.

Click on all the abiotic factors

a)

Rabbit

b)

soil

c)

water

d)

sunlight

6.

Click on all the biotic factors

a)

rabbit

b)

tree

c)

soil

d)

water

7.

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

8.

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

9.

Consumers are

a)

organisms that help break down dead material

b)

organisms that create energy from the sun

c)

organisms that live in the ocean

d)

Organisms that get their energy from eating other organisms.

10.

In the food chain Carrots--->Rabbit--->Fox. The fox is a

a)

Producer

b)

First level consumer

c)

Second level consumer

d)

Decomposer

11.

In the food web list all the producers.

a)

Fox and Owl

b)

Bird and mouse

c)

Grasshopper and rabbit

d)

Carrots, grasses, and grains

12.

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)

13.

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

14.

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

15.

Based on the graph, which organism is the prey?

a)

Snowshoe Hare

b)

Artic Fox

16.

Abiotic factors are

a)

The living parts of an environment

b)

The non-living parts of the environment

c)

All the organisms that live in an area

d)

None of the above

17.

Which of the following is a primary consumer ?

a)

Great white shark

b)

Leopard

c)

Antelope

d)

Cheetah

18.

Why is a shark a carnivore?

a)

Because it eats seaweed

b)

Because it eats sand

c)

Because it eats dead animals

d)

Because it eats eats other animals

19.

An organism is

a)

A living thing

b)

Anything on earth

c)

Found only on land

d)

All the animals on earth

20.

The arrows in a food chain represent

a)

The flow of electrons

b)

How water moves through a habitat

c)

The flow of energy from one organism to another

d)

How sunlight moves through a system

21.

An organism that makes its own food is called

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Producer

c)

Secondary consumer

d)

Decomposer

22.

Eat primary consumers (can be carnivores and omnivores)

a)

Primary consumer

b)

Secondary consumers

c)

Tertiary consumers

d)

Producers

23.

An organism that obtains energy by consuming plants and animals.

a)

Omnivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Insectivore

24.

An organism that breaks down dead matter in an ecosystem

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Moss

25.

The living parts of an ecosystem

a)

Biotic factors

b)

Abiotic factors

c)

Animals

d)

Molecules

26.

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal is called

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Predator

d)

Prey

27.

Shows ALL the feeding relationships between plants and animals and how they connect.

a)

Food Chain

b)

Food Web

c)

Lines

d)

Ecosystem

28.

The rabbit in this food web is a

a)

Producer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

29.

As you move upward, from level to level, in an energy pyramid, energy _____.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Increases greatly

30.

What are the Abiotic factors in this image?

a)

water, sunlight, dirt, air

b)

birds and plants

c)

birds, water, dirt

d)

plants, water

31.

The part of Earth where organisms can live.

a)

biotic factors

b)

biosphere

c)

ecology

d)

biology

32.

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

33.

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

34.

An individual living thing is a/an __________.

a)

habitat

b)

ecosystem

c)

organism

d)

population

35.

The place where an organism lives is its _________.

a)

habitat

b)

abiotic

c)

ecosystem

d)

community

36.

All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are _______.

a)

biography

b)

biotic

c)

abiotic

d)

biology

37.

A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an ________.

a)

community

b)

habitat

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

38.

A group of different populations that live together and interact in an environment is called a(an) _____.

a)

community

b)

habitat

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

39.

What is a example of an abiotic factor?

a)

Panda

b)

Turtle

c)

Butterfly

d)

Weather

40.

What is an example of a biotic factor?

a)

skunk

b)

rocks

c)

soil

d)

water

41.

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

a)

alive

b)

biotic

c)

abiotic

d)

living

42.

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

a)

carnivore

b)

niche

c)

consumer

d)

habitat

43.

All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.

a)

community

b)

habitat

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

44.

The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.

a)

Biology

b)

Lithology

c)

Ecology

d)

Farmacology

45.

The lion lives on the savanna.

a)

habitat

b)

niche

46.

The lion is a carnivore.

a)

habitat

b)

niche

47.

Crocodiles live in freshwater rivers.

a)

habitat

b)

niche

48.

Biotic can be defined as

a)

the living parts of an environment

b)

non-living parts of an environment

c)

rocks and water

d)

snakes and water

49.

Which of the following is not a biotic factor?

a)

mushroom

b)

air

c)

elephant

d)

coyote

50.

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

a)

population growth

b)

evolution

c)

competition

Ecosystems

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

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