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Ecosystems & The Organisms Within

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The source of energy in an ecosystem comes from the

(a)  

2.

The breaking down of dead matter is called

(a)  

3.

Worms, insects, bacteria and funghi are all

(a)  

4.

An organism that eats both plants and animals is called a

(a)  

5.

An organism that eats other animals flesh is called a

(a)  

6.

An organism that only eats plants is called a

(a)  

7.

The scientific name for a producer is an

(a)  

8.

The scientific name for a consumer is a

(a)  

9.

The scientific name for a decomposer is a

(a)  

10.

The largest biome on earth is the

(a)  

11.

Marine ecosytems include

a)

lakes

b)

rivers

c)

oceans

d)

estuaries

e)

coral reefs

12.

The ocean is divided into 4 zones depending on how much light it gets and the

a)

depth

b)

width

c)

height

13.

Freshwater ecosystems include

a)

lakes

b)

estuaries

c)

rivers

d)

wetlands

14.

Ecosystems that are land based are called

(a)  

15.

Ecosystems that are water-based are called

(a)  

16.

Having a variety of plant and animal life in an ecosystem is called

(a)  

17.

The closer to the equator the higher the biodiversity.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

A community of plants and animals that interact with their environment to survive is called an

(a)  

19.

The cycle of energy flowing through an ecosystem is called a

(a)  

20.

A large region on earth that has a certain climate with living and non-living things that work together to survive is called a

(a)  

21.

The 6 types of biomes found on earth are desert, forest, freshwater,

a)

polar

b)

tundra

c)

tropical

d)

grassland

e)

marine

22.

organisms that can make their own food from non-living things around them are

(a)  

23.

Living things that eat other living organisms to survive are called

(a)  

24.

Secondary consumers are

a)

animals that eat other animals to survive

b)

animals that eat only plants to survive

25.

Primary consumers are

a)

animals that eat plants to survive

b)

animals that eat other animals to survive