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KS3 Science - Ecosystems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organisms living in hot, dry areas are more likely to survive if they:

a)

wash regularly

b)

do not waste water

c)

have thick hair

d)

do not have sharp claws

2.

An ecosystem is:

a)

plumbing and wiring in a house that uses less water and energy than older systems

b)

all the different physical environmental factors that affect a habitat

c)

all the different types of organisms in a habitat

d)

All the organisms in a habitat together with the physical environmental factors.

3.

1 At a certain lake, the community is smaller in winter because:

a)

some of each species of animal have died

b)

some species of birds have migrated

c)

more animals have arrived for the winter so that they can keep warm together

d)

there is more ice on the lake and so less room for the organisms.

4.

What do lizards eat?

a)

mice

b)

grasshoppers

c)

hawks

d)

grass

5.

What might happen if all the rabbits died?

a)

There would be more hawks because there are fewer rabbits in competition with them.

b)

There would be fewer lizards because the hawks would eat more of them.

c)

There would be less grass because the grasshoppers would eat it.

d)

There would be more snakes because they would not compete with the rabbits.

6.

The arrows in a food chain show:

a)

the flow of energy

b)

the loss of energy

c)

how animals use energy to move around in a habitat

d)

how plants make their own energy.

7.

Which of the following food chains does the pyramid of numbers represent?

a)

grass rabbit fox

b)

grass sheep fox

c)

lettuce slug thrush hawk

d)

oak tree caterpillar bird

8.

Using the food web, choose the organisms in the correct order.

a)

microscopic plants > water fleas > small fish > perch

b)

microscope plants > perch > water flease > small fish

c)

perch > waterboatmen > small fish > tadpoles

d)

microscopic plants > tadpoles > water boatman > perch

9.

What word describes the movement of many animals from one part of the world to another?

a)

hibernation

b)

changing

c)

tourism

d)

migration

10.

What is the type of variation shown in the bar chart?

a)

continuous

b)

discontinuous

c)

identical

d)

incomplete