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Ecosystem Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic 
c)
abiotic
d)
living
2.
Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor? 
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
3.
Is a fern an abiotic or biotic factor? 
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
4.

Is weather an abiotic or biotic factor?

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

5.
Is sunlight an abiotic or biotic factor? 
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
6.
A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a
a)
population
b)
biotic factor
c)
abiotic factor
d)
community
7.
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?
a)
sun
b)
temperature
c)
soil
d)
grass
8.
A nonliving element in an ecosystem is an 
a)
animal
b)
abiotic factor
c)
biotic factor
d)
organism
9.
Which of the following is not a biotic factor?
a)
mushroom
b)
air
c)
elephant
d)
coyote
10.

Which of the following has only abiotic factors?

a)

Sunlight, algae, and temperature

b)

Guppy, crab, oxygen

c)

Sunlight, soil, and weather

d)

Algae, temperature, and dog

11.
What are the biotic factors in this image?
a)
sunlight, elephants, and grasses
b)
sunlight, water,  and air
c)
elephants, plants, trees 
12.
What are the abiotic factors in this image? 
a)
water, sunlight, dirt, air
b)
birds and plants
c)
water, plants, and birds 
13.
A certain plant needs moisture, carbon dioxide, oxygen, light, and minerals to survive. This scenario shows that this particular living organism depends on .
a)
Biotic and Abiotc Factors
b)
Biotic Factors 
c)
Abiotic Factors 
d)
None of the Above
14.
Which of the following lists has ONLY biotic factors?
 
a)
snail, algae, guppy, sunlight
b)
temperature, Daphnia (water flea), snail, guppy (fish)
c)
snail, guppy (fish), Daphnia (water flea), algae
d)
temperature, pH, conductivity, nitrite concentration
15.
The factors in an ecoysystem that have never had the ability to live.
a)
Biotic Factor
b)
Abiotic Factor
c)
Biome
d)
Community
16.
The study of relationships between biotic and abiotic factors interacting in the same area.
a)
Ecology
b)
Biology
c)
Zoology
d)
Botany
17.
When predator numbers decrease, prey numbers ____________ because fewer of them are being consumed.
a)
decrease
b)
increase
c)
stay the same
d)
divide in half
18.

A rock

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

19.

Zebra

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

20.

Lion

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

21.

Temperature

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

22.

Tree

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

23.

Starfish

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

24.

Sand

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

25.

Lynx

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

26.

Sunlight

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

27.

wind

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

28.

Fox

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

29.

Mushroom

a)

biotic

b)

Abiotic

30.

Spider

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

31.

Chameleon

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

32.

This is the driest biome on Earth but it contains a diverse group of plants and animals.

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Grassland

33.
Multiple organisms of the same species describes a
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
34.
What do ecosystems have that the other three levels of organization do not have?
a)
living things
b)
biotic factors
c)
abiotic factors
d)
organisms
35.
A forest full of many kinds of trees and grasses is an example of a
a)
group
b)
organism
c)
population
d)
community
36.
Which is an example of an organism?
a)
a beetle
b)
a lake
c)
a rock
d)
a shell
37.
Which is an example of an ecosystem?
a)
Jungle animals
b)
forest plants
c)
The tundra
d)
Savanna temperatures
38.
Which level of organization is more complex than a population and less complex than an ecosystem?
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
39.
Which level of organization is the most complex?
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
40.
Which is an example of a population?
a)
different kinds of bacteria
b)
A group of fish and sharks
c)
deer, bear, and rabbits
d)
A herd of cattle
41.

Which is the correct order of the levels of organization from simple to complex?

a)

organism, population, community, ecosystem

b)

ecosystem, community, population, organism

42.

Which is another word for an organism?

a)

abiotic factor

b)

biotic factor

c)

nonliving thing

43.
Which is the definition of a community
a)
multiple organisms of the same species
b)
all the living and nonliving things in an area
c)
a living thing
d)
multiple organisms of different species
44.
One individual living thing
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
45.
All of the living things in an area
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
46.

All of the living and nonliving things in an area.

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

47.
What term best describes this group of bison?
a)
Species
b)
Community
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Population
48.
What term best describes all the plants and animals in this image?
a)
Species
b)
Population
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Community
49.
How many different animal populations are in this image?
a)
1
b)
6
c)
17
d)
26
50.
This image shows both living and non living things in an area.  What term best describes this?
a)
species
b)
community
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
51.
Which term best describes this baobab tree?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
52.
Which term best describes these golden tamarin monkeys?
a)
Abiotic
b)
Producer
c)
Biotic
d)
Community
53.
This pangolin is 1) adorable and 2) hungry for insects.  Which term best describes the pangolin?
a)
Omnivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Autotroph
54.
Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?
a)
Plants
b)
Bacteria
c)
Soil
d)
Insects
55.
What is it called when a group of the same organisms living together in the same place at the same time?
a)
An organism
b)
A population
c)
A community
d)
A biome
56.
What are groups of different populations living togther in the same place at the same time called?
a)
An organism
b)
A population
c)
A community
d)
A biosphere
57.
The temperate decisuous forest, the tropical rain forest, the desert, and the tundra are all examples of...
a)
the biopshere.
b)
biomes.
c)
ecosystems.
d)
communities.
58.

Zemie is on the girls cross country team. She is heading out for a run when she comes across 20 Canadian geese. What level of organization is this group of Canadian geese?

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

biome

59.

Luke is going out to his grandparents farm. When he is fishing he sees many different species of fish as well as maple and oak trees and dragonflies. What Jacob is seeing is an example of what level of organization?

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

60.

Layla is walking to school with her best friend Jaylyn. They begin talking about everything they see including the ash trees, grass, weeds, ants, and people. They also notice how cold it is, how there are several large puffy clouds out, and how the sun is just starting to come up. What level of organization are they discussing?

a)

community

b)

ecosystem

c)

biome

d)

biosphere

61.
What is a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and types of organisms called?
a)
A community
b)
A biome
c)
An ecosystem
d)
A biosphere
62.

All individuals of the same species in an area

a)

community

b)

population

63.

All of the living and nonliving parts of the environment.

a)

population

b)

ecosystem