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Ecosystem and Human Influence

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which process may result in eutrophication in a lake?

a)

A bleach entering from a factory

b)

B fertilisers entering from farmland

c)

C hot water entering from a power station

d)

D pesticides entering from farmland

2.

Over-use of fertilisers on farmland causes the chemicals in the fertilisers to be washed into ponds and lakes.

This causes eutrophication resulting in the following events.

1 algae grow

2 fish die

3 bacteria grow

4 oxygen decreases

What is the correct sequence of these events?

a)

A 1 → 3 → 4 → 2

b)

B 1 → 4 → 3 → 2

c)

C 3 → 4 → 2 → 1

d)

D 4 → 1 → 2 → 3

3.

Which of this natural resource was used as fuel?

a)

Rock

b)

Shell

c)

Wood

d)

Skins

4.

What was the skins used for?

a)

building material

b)

clothes

c)

containers

d)

knives

5.

Forest fire can cause ... pollution.

a)

water

b)

air

c)

land

d)

sound

6.

Those fish in the picture were killed because of ... in the river.

a)

alga bloom

b)

fertilisers

c)

phosphate

d)

PCB

7.

Seawater can be polluted by ....

a)

oil

b)

fertiliser

c)

fish

d)

pesticide

8.

Intensive farming requires the use of ....

a)

fertiliser and pesticide

b)

fertiliser and machine

c)

fertiliser and manure

d)

fertiliser and sewage sludge

9.
What does the picture show?
a)
A Food Web
b)
An Ecosystem
c)
A Food Chain
d)
A nice scenery
10.

Where does the food chain START?

a)

with consumers that eat grass

b)

with the sun giving energy to producers

c)

with the sun giving energy to consumers

d)

with consumers eating other consumers

11.

Which of the following are factors that could cause extinction?

a)

Destruction of animals' habitat

b)

Climate change

c)

Pollution

d)

Increased human population (more people)

e)

ALL of the above could cause extinction

12.

Breaks down and feeds on the remains of other organisms

a)

decomposer

b)

consumer

c)

producer

13.

An oak tree is a/an...

a)

Producer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Decomposer

14.
What is the term used to describe all living things in an ecosystem?
a)
Biotic Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Environmental Factors
d)
Population
15.
These are different groups of organisms that belong to the same species (Example: rats, rabbits, snakes)
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Producers
d)
Consumers
16.
When a plant is eaten by a grasshopper, the grasshopper is called
a)
Producer
b)
Primary consumer
c)
Secondary consumer
d)
Tertiary consumer
17.
When a plant is eaten by a caterpillar and the caterpillar is eaten by a frog, the frog belongs to
a)
Producer
b)
Primary consumer
c)
Secondary consumer
d)
Tertiary consumer
18.
Which of the following can feed on snakes?
a)
frog
b)
chicken
c)
eagle
d)
cow
19.
An abiotic part of an ecosystem; made of small pieces of rock, water and decaying matter.
a)
sunlight
b)
oxygen
c)
water
d)
soil
20.

Look at the diagram of the food web. The arrows means “eaten by.”


What will happen if the number of snakes goes down?

a)

The owl will eat the grass

b)

The number of frogs will go down

c)

The hawk and owl will have less food

d)

The number of mice and grasshoppers will go up.