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Grade 6 C - Living things in their environment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the part of an ecosystem in which an organism lives

a)

ecosystem

b)

population

c)

community

d)

habitat

2.

an organism that makes its own food

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

food chain

d)

competition

3.

a sequence of connected producers and consumers

a)

food chain

b)

energy pyramid

c)

food web

d)

diversity

4.

an organism that eats other organisms

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

bigger

d)

dinosaur

5.

Producers are:

a)

animals

b)

rocks

c)

plants

6.

Plants are called producers because they can produce their own:

a)

music

b)

food

c)

air

7.

Animals that eat only plants are called:

a)

herbivores

b)

omnivores

c)

carnivores

8.

Animals that eat only meat are called:

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

9.

Animals that eat both plants and animals are called:

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

10.

A food chain is:

a)

an animal that eats only plants.

b)

a diagram that shows how energy moves from one organism to another. (Grass>Mouse>Owl)

c)

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.

11.
What happens when humans cut down forests to build shopping malls?
a)
Plants and animals thrive in the new environment and pollution decreases.
b)
New animals species form and plants produce more oxygen.
c)
The shopping mall reduces the amount of pollution in the area.
d)
Habitat is altered, plants and animals destroyed, and pollution increases.
12.
____________ is the addition of harmful materials to the environment.
a)
pollution
b)
ecotourism
c)
conservation
d)
recycle
13.
Which of the following issues is the cause of the other environmental impacts caused by humans?
a)
pollution
b)
human population growth
c)
climate change
d)
habitat destruction 
14.

Human activities affect the food chain ----------------------

a)

True

b)

False

15.

THE SPECIFIC FEATURES WHICH ENABLE A LIVING ORGANISM

a)

HABITAT

b)

ADAPTATION

c)

BIOTIC

16.

What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

a)

To look different from other species.

b)

To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

c)

To protect itself against predators.

d)

To protect itself against prey.

17.

This is any variation that makes an organism better suited to its environment.

a)

Evolution

b)

Graduation

c)

Species

d)

Adaptation

18.

A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat. This is an example of _____.

a)

an adaptation

b)

environment

c)

response

d)

stimulus

19.

How do adaptations help animals?

a)

To escape animals

b)

to hunt for food

c)

to survive in their habitats

d)

All of these are correct

20.

Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?

a)

Desert

b)

Temperate forest

c)

Grassland

d)

Tropical Rainfroest