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Ecosystems

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False?

An organism is a living thing.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

All of the following are biotic parts of an ecosystem except-

a)

individual

b)

population

c)

species

d)

atmosphere

3.

Populations of different kinds of organisms that live in the same place at the same time are referred to as a/an-

a)

community

b)

species

c)

individual

d)

organisms

4.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

biotic things and their habitats

b)

all the biotic and abiotic things that interact with each other in an environment

c)

only made up of food webs

d)

organisms and their offspring living in an environment

5.

Which of the following are nonliving things in an environment? More than one may be correct.

a)

organisms

b)

air

c)

sunlight

d)

water

e)

frogs

6.

True or False?

Biotic things do not depend on other biotic things in an ecosystem.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following are abiotic components found in this marine ecosystem?

a)

rocks, water, turtles

b)

turtles, fish, coral

c)

water, rocks, sunlight

d)

sunlight, water, fish

8.

According to the picture, which of the following lists biotic factors in this desert environment?

a)

cacti, coyote, snake, roadrunner

b)

sand, lizard, cacti, sun

c)

desert flowers, rocks, hawk, coyote

d)

woodpecker, snake, sunlight, cacti

9.

Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor interacting with another biotic factor in this ecosystem?

a)

An insect rests on a leaf.

b)

The deer drinks the water.

c)

The hawk flies in the air.

d)

Rocks can be found at the bottom of the pond.

10.

Which of the following is an example of a biotic thing interacting with an abiotic thing in this ecosystem?

a)

A deer eats grass.

b)

The ladybug rests on a leaf.

c)

Fish swim in the water.

d)

The insect is eaten by the fish.

11.

Which of the following is an example of a biotic component interacting with another biotic component?

a)

A squirrel gathers nuts for the winter.

b)

Trees release oxygen into the environment.

c)

Animals depend on the sun for warmth.

d)

A plant's roots help to anchor it to the soil.

12.

Which of the following are examples of living things interacting with nonliving things? More than one may be correct.

a)

Giraffes eat leaves off of tall trees.

b)

Leaves take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

c)

A bear hibernates in a cave.

d)

Honey bees collect pollen from flowers.

e)

Cacti store water in their thick stems.