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Ecosystem Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the nonliving parts of the ecosystem such as water, dirt, and air called?

a)

abiotic factors

b)

biomes

c)

biotic factors

d)

ecological factors

2.

Place the categories in order from smallest to largest.

a)

biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism

b)

organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

c)

biosphere, population, ecosystem, community, organism

d)

organism, community, ecosystem, population, biosphere

3.

Which of the following is a biotic factor?

a)

fish

b)

pond

c)

lake

d)

ocean

4.

Which of the following nonliving things affects climate and temperature?

a)

the Sun

b)

the Moon

c)

rain

d)

wind

5.

Which of the following is NOT a part of climate?

a)

temperature

b)

moisture

c)

soil

d)

wind

6.

Which of the following is NOT part of the water cycle?

a)

evaporation

b)

nitrogen fixation

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

7.

Which of these is the name for the release of water vapor from leaves and stems of plants?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

8.

Which of the following would eat a dead rabbit?

a)

carnivore

b)

decomposer (detritivore)

c)

herbivore

d)

ominivore

9.

Which of the following would eat a hamburger with lettuce on it?

a)

carnivore

b)

decomposer (detritivore)

c)

herbivore

d)

omnivore

10.

Which of the following would eat eucalyptus leaves?

a)

carnivore

b)

decomposer (detritivore)

c)

herbivore

d)

omnivore

11.

Photosynthesis uses all of the following except _______ to make food.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

chemical energy

c)

light energy

d)

water

12.

Which is the most likely the first step in a basic food chain?

a)

The snake obtains energy by eating the mouse.

b)

Plants make energy-rich food using sunlight.

c)

The Sun emits energy.

d)

The hawk obtains energy by eating the snake.

13.

What is one reason that a food web might be a better description of an ecosystem than a food chain?

a)

Animals have only one option of what to eat.

b)

At least one animal in the web has webbed feet.

c)

No animals are chained.

d)

Organisms have a choice of what to eat.

14.

This is the name for snow and rain.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

15.

As the sun warms the Earth, it turns water on the Earth into water vapor that rises into the air. This is called __________.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

16.

As the water vapor rises, it meets cooler air that changes it back to water drops, which form clouds. This is called _______.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

17.

The water that the dinosaurs drank _______.

a)

is still in the water cycle

b)

is gone

c)

was not the same kind of water that we drink today

d)

was salt water

18.

If we use too much water, we could use up all of the water on Earth.

a)

true

b)

false

19.

After rain falls on the Earth, it may _______.

a)

evaporate again very soon

b)

travel downhill until it reaches the ocean

c)

stay underground for years

d)

all of the above

20.

The way food passes from one organism to another organism in a community is a __________.

a)

energy pyramid

b)

predator

c)

producer

d)

food chain

21.

Which list shows a possible order in which energy moves through an ecosystem?

a)

herbivore, carnivore, Sun, producer, decomposer

b)

Sun, producer, herbivore, carnivore, decomposer

c)

Sun, producer, predator, consumer, decomposer producer

d)

Sun, carnivore, herbivore, decomposer

22.

In an ecosystem, how are food webs and food chains different?

a)

Food webs begin with animals, and food chains begin with plants.

b)

Food webs rarely begin with plants, and food chains begin with animals.

c)

Food webs show the relationship between many different food chains in a single ecosystem.

d)

Food chains show the relationship between many different food webs in a single ecosystem.

23.

Plants are necessary for life on Earth.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

An environment's biotic and abiotic factors interact to make a(n) _________.

a)

habitat

b)

ecosystem

c)

niche

d)

resource

25.

What do plants give off after photosynthesis?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

hydrogen

26.

What molecule absorbs sunlight during photosynthesis?

a)

epidermis

b)

thylakoid

c)

the leaf

d)

chlorophyll

27.

In what part of the cell does photosynthesis occur?

a)

nucleus

b)

chloroplast

c)

epidermis

d)

vacuole

28.

After photosynthesis, plants store their energy as _________ .

a)

chlorophyll

b)

pigment

c)

glucose (sugar)

d)

oxygen

29.

Because plants carry out photosynthesis, they are considered _____.

a)

heterotrophs

b)

autotrophs

c)

consumer

d)

unicellular

30.

Which is the correct formula for photosynthesis?

a)

CO2 + H2O --> (in sunlight) C6H12O6 + O2

b)

sunlight + CO2 + H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2

c)

C6H12O6 + O2 --> (in sunlight) CO2 + H2O

d)

CO2 + H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2 + sunlight

31.

How does most of the water needed by the plant get into its leaves?

a)

It enters through the stomata

b)

The roots absorb it and then it travels up the xylem

c)

It's made during a chemical reaction in the stem

d)

The flowers capture water and deliver it to the leaves

32.

How does carbon dioxide get into the leaves of a plant?

a)

It's absorbed by the roots

b)

It's made in a chemical reaction in the stem

c)

It enters through the stomata

d)

It goes through the flowers

33.

What process must cells undergo to convert the energy stored in glucose (C6H12O6) into useable cell energy (ATP)?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Ketosis

d)

The macarena

34.

What do cells need to perform the process of cellular respiration?

a)

Sunlight, water (H2O) + carbon dioxide (CO2)

b)

Proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids

c)

Lactose (C12H22O11) + soil

d)

Glucose (C6H12O6) + Oxygen (O2)

35.

Where in the cell does cellular respiration take place?

a)

The chloroplasts

b)

The golgi apparatus

c)

The mitochondria

d)

The cell wall