WorksheetsEcology and Interdependence
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
A living thing that gets food, water, shelter, and other things from its environment.
Organism
abiotic factor
biotic factor
animal
The parts of an habitat that are or were once alive. (plants, animals, waste)
Abiotic factors
BiotIc factors
population
niche
The nonliving parts of an organisms habitat. (water, rocks, air, light)
community
habitat
biotic factors
abiotic factors
All the members of one species living in a particular area.
community
organisms
population
ecosystem
All the different populations that live together in a specific area make up a..
community
ecosystem
pack
niche
An environmental factor that causes a population to stop growing or decrease in size. (food, water, climate, space, predators,etc.)
predators
human impact
natural disasters
limiting factors
What is a herbivore?
Meat eater
Plant eater
Meat and plant eater
What is a carnivore?
Meat eater
Plant eater
Meat and plant eater
What is an omnivore?
Meat eater
Plant eater
Meat and plant eater
In a food chain, a plant is known as?
A consumer
A producer
A provider
Which of the following do plants compete for?
Light
Space
Mates
Which of the following do animals compete for?
Food
Light
Mates
What is a decomposer?
Organism that breaks down organisms
Organism that breaks down dead organisms
Organism that kills other organisms
Name the ultimate source of energy.
Plants
Producers
Sun
What is a food web?
Group of food chains
Group of linked food chains
Group of organisms
This is any close relationship between any two different species in an ecosystem
symbiosis
parasitism
mutualism
commensalism
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. As the barnacle is a filter feeder, it also gets access to more water (and more food) due to the relationship. Whale is unaffected.
symbiosis
parasitism
mutualism
commensalism
Ostriches and gazelles feed next to each other. They both watch for predators. Because the visual abilities of the two species are different, they can each identify threats that the other animal may not see as readily.
symbiosis
parasitism
mutualism
commensalism
Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from the spruce tree to the detriment (ill effect) to the spruce
symbiosis
parasitism
mutualism
commensalism
Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. Next the honey guide birds eat.
symbiosis
parasitism
mutualism
commensalism
Tapeworms reside in human intestine and take nutrients from the human
symbiosis
parasitism
mutualism
commensalism
