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Ecosystems 1

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Not living, or produced by living things

a)

Abiotic factors

b)

Biotic factors

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Population

2.

Hawks and owls eat the same type of food and struggle with one another to get their food. What is this an example of?

a)

Competition

b)

Biotic factor

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Population

3.

The specific environment in which all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area interact.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Organism

c)

Struggle

d)

Competitive Interaction

4.

A self-contained living thing.

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Abiotic factor

d)

Ecosystem

5.

An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers in the food chain

a)

Primary Consumer

b)

Secondary Consumer

c)

Apex predator

d)

A lion

6.

An animal that eats other animals that eat plants.

a)

Secondary Consumer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Teritery Consumer

d)

Carnivore

7.

The population of deer in a certain area is monitored over a period of six years. The data is represented in the graph provided. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the change in population in 2009?

a)

Wild dogs, which prey on deer, were being hunted more than usual.

b)

Snowfall in the previous spring was higher than the yearly average.

c)

Humans introduced grazing animals that feed on the same plants as the deer.

d)

More insects that pollinate flowering plants move into the ecosystem.

8.

A student wants to investigate competition between two organisms. For the investigation, it is most important that the student should choose organisms that –

a)

reproduce at a faster rate.

b)

are both active during the night.

c)

have the different adaptations.

d)

require the same resources.

9.

Two species of fish live in the same pond. Which of the following would increase competition between these two species of fish?

a)

Habitat temperature increases.

b)

Population of birds that eat the fish increases.

c)

Number of food plants the fish eat increases.

d)

Water level in the pond decreases.

10.

Which of the following lists contains only abiotic factors?

a)

water, air, temperature

b)

grass, air, people

c)

trees, fish, polar bears

d)

grass, water, sand

11.

WHAT IS POPULATION?

a)

A group of animals of the same species that live together.

b)

All the non living organisms.

c)

All the plants and animals in an ecosystem.

d)

A group of different populations that live in the same ecosystem.

12.

A herd of zebras, a herd of elephants and a pack of hyenas which all live in the same area is an example of

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Biotope

d)

Intraspecific relationship

13.

A consumer that eats only plants is called...

a)

an omnivore

b)

a carnivore

c)

an autotroph

d)

an herbivore

14.

Energy enters an ecosystem as...

a)

chemicals

b)

food

c)

minerals

d)

sunlight

15.

On a food web, the arrows show...

a)

what eats what.

b)

where the energy is going.

c)

what each organism hunts.

d)

who is friends with whom.

16.

Why are decomposers necessary?

a)

Because we compose too much...

b)

To take basic materials and make them more complex...

c)

To take complex materials and break them down to basic stuff...

d)

So demusic can be really good...

17.
A consumer?
a)
Makes its own food
b)
Eats dead plants and animals
c)
Eats plants and other animals for energy
d)
Buys toys for kids
18.
A producer?
a)
Eats other plants and animals
b)
Makes its own food
c)
Eats dead plants or animals
d)
Makes toys for kids
19.
A consumer that hunts is called:
a)
a producer.
b)
an omnivore.
c)
a predator.
d)
a herbivore.
20.
All of the living AND non-living things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an __________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
21.
Which is an example of an ABIOTIC factor?
a)
hummingbird
b)
water
c)
dead tree branch
d)
skunk
22.
Which is an example of a BIOTIC factor?
a)
lightning
b)
algae
c)
sand
d)
clouds
23.
A relationship where both organisms benefit is called __________.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
24.
A bird in a tree watched as a lion stalked, attacked, and then ate a zebra. Which of these animals was the prey?
a)
bird
b)
lion
c)
zebra
d)
all of the above
25.
Which would be the impact on producers and consumers if the decomposers in an ecosystem suddenly disappeared?
a)
There will be less nutrients available.
b)
There will be a decreased amount of oxygen.
c)
There will be an increase in atmospheric carbon.
d)
There will be an excess amount of energy available.
26.
Which best describes the relationship between decomposers and producers?
a)
Decomposers provide producers with water.
b)
Decomposers absorb nutrients produced in the soil.
c)
Producers release energy from the sun through decomposers.
d)
Producers absorb nutrients from decomposed material in the soil.
27.
If a disease destroying barley plants in a field swept through an ecosystem, what would happen to the barley eating bird population in the the field ?
a)
The bird population would stay the same
b)
The bird population would infinitely increase
c)
The bird population would decrease
28.

What is a habitat?

a)

A way an animal behaves.

b)

A group of the same animals living together.

c)

A specific place where an animal naturally lives.

d)

When an animal lives in a place that is not their home eg. a zoo