Worksheets6.2 HW Ecosystem Vocab Practice
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?
abiotic, because it is nonliving
abiotic, because it is living
biotic, because it is nonliving
biotic, because it is living
Is rain an abiotic or biotic factor?
abiotic, because it is nonliving
abiotic, because it is living
biotic, because it is nonliving
biotic, because it is living
A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a
decomposer
biotic factor
abiotic factor
autotroph
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?
sun
temperature
soil
grass
Ava decides to spend the weekend observing the squirrels in the neighborhood. As she watches them, she takes photos and makes notes about their activities. Which of the following is an interaction with an abiotic factor of the environment?
Catching beetles on the lawn
Drinking water from a stream
Burying acorns by an oak tree
Running from a neighbor's cat
Which of the following is an example of an interaction between biotic and abiotic factors of an ecosystem? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
a snake using a mouse for food
a worm using the soil as shelter
a bird using an insect for food
A tree transforming sunlight into chemical energy
Rabbits rely on grass and other plants for food. How should a rabbit be classified?
Primary consumer
Producer
Decomposer
Secondary consumer
Snails break down fallen fallen leaves on the forest floor. They play an important role in their ecosystem because they recycle nutrients back into the soil, which the trees can use to grow.
Based on the description, snails are most likely—
consumers, because they obtain their energy from biotic sources
producers, because they obtain their energy from primary consumers
decomposer, because they break down dead organisms
Which of the following involves energy moving from a producer to a consumer?
from grasshopper to lizard
from lizard to snake
from corn to grasshopper
from snake to maize
A rabbit eats grass to obtain energy. When an owl eats a rabbit, what is the role of the owl in the food chain?
Producer
Secondary consumer
Primary consumer
Decomposer
Is sunlight an abiotic or biotic factor?
abiotic, because it is nonliving
abiotic, because it is living
biotic, because it is nonliving
biotic, because it is living
Antelope are primary consumers. Based on this information, which of the following might an antelope would eat? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
