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VA Science SOL 4.3 Ecosystems and Classification

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The populations of species that live in the same place at the same time together make up a _____.

a)

species

b)

community

c)

organism

d)

habitat

2.

All the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time are a _____.

a)

population

b)

sphere

c)

habitat

d)

community

3.

Ecosystems and their characteristics are the result of complex interactions among Earth’s systems.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The interactions within an ecosystem is based on using energy from the _____.

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

air

d)

water

5.

The greatest amount of energy in an ecosystem is in the _____.

a)

consumers

b)

producers

6.

The Sun’s energy cycles through ecosystems from _____ through _____ and back into the nutrient pool through decomposers.

a)

producers, consumers

b)

consumers, producers

7.

A food chain shows

a)

energy passed as one organism eats another.

b)

many food chains interconnected.

c)

which animal is the best.

d)

how to classify animals.

8.

A food web shows

a)

energy passed as one organism eats another.

b)

many food chains interconnected.

c)

which animal is the best.

d)

how to classify animals.

9.

A niche is the role that an organism performs in the food web of a community.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A niche is

a)

the place where an animal or plant naturally lives.

b)

the role that an organism performs in the food web of that community.

c)

a type of lizard.

d)

the same species living in the same place at the same time.

11.

A habitat is

a)

the place where an animal or plant naturally lives.

b)

the role that an organism performs in the food web of that community.

c)

a place I like to visit every now and then.

d)

a type of variable in a science experiment.

12.

A _____ is the place where an animal or plant naturally lives.

a)

region

b)

habitat

c)

domain

d)

territory

13.

The size of the habitat depends on the organism’s needs.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A _____ is a tool that allows the user to determine the identity of living things.

a)

food web

b)

map

c)

dichotomous key

d)

food chain

15.

Classification is a way to organize objects, things, or organisms.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Classification relies on careful observation of: (Check 3)

a)

reactions

b)

differences

c)

similarities

d)

choices

e)

patterns

17.

Classification is useful in explaining relationships by organizing living things into groups.

a)

True

b)

False