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ESS Diagnostic Test (11th) 22-21

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Freshwater habitats are independent of terrestrial habitats

a)

True

b)

False

2.

An ecosystem consists of biotic and abiotic factors

a)

False

b)

True

3.

Clearing a forest would reduce the amount of energy available to the consumers

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Cutting down trees in a forest alters the habitat of the organisms living in the forest

a)

True

b)

False

5.

An organism’s niche includes its habitat

a)

False

b)

True

6.

Habitat is:

a)

A place to buy furniture and furnishings

b)

The same as an ecosystem

c)

A particular area inhabited by plants and animals

d)

The number of different organisms living in a specific area

7.

How an organism is suited to live in a particular place is called:

a)

Competition

b)

Adaptation

c)

Addition

d)

Participation

8.

Biodiversity is described as:

a)

The range of different species in an environment

b)

The seasonal and daily changes in an environment

c)

The way species differ from one another

d)

The influence of physical factors on an environment

9.

Which of these is a correct food chain?

a)

Fish< fries< ketchup

b)

Man <cow <grass

c)

Cow >slaughterhouse >supermarket

d)

Cow <Milk< Man

10.

The arrows in a food chain show:

a)

Who eats who

b)

The route of food to the shops

c)

The movement of energy between organisms

d)

Heat energy being lost

11.

All the energy in a food chain originates from:

a)

A plant

b)

Farmers

c)

The Sun

d)

An electric outlet

12.

Rabbits are important grazers, maintaining some important grassland habitats. If another catastrophe were to reduce rabbit populations what would happen?

a)

Important grassland butterflies would be lost

b)

There would be more grass for the surviving rabbits

c)

The grassland would be invaded by trees and shrubs

d)

All of the above

13.

A food web:

a)

Is made by a food spider

b)

Shows how feeding relationships are interlinked

c)

Shows the number of organisms in a habitat

d)

Only shows important animals

14.

Which of these are not competed for by plants?

a)

Light

b)

Minerals

c)

Warmth

d)

Water

15.

Many pesticides are stored in an animal’s body fat. If a pesticide got into a lake, which organism would have the highest level?

a)

Eagle

b)

Fish

c)

Microscopic animals

d)

Microscopic plants

16.

The biggest impacts are made on the environment by:

a)

The migration of organisms

b)

Predation

c)

Human interference

d)

Competition

17.

Which of the following would represent an ecosystem?

a)

A lake

b)

A fish tank

c)

A grassland

d)

All of the above

18.

All the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are referred to as:

a)

the community

b)

biotic factors

c)

abiotic factors

d)

biomes

19.

Which of the following would be a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

a)

bacteria

b)

soil

c)

temperature

d)

rainfall

20.

The types and numbers of species in a given area is most greatly determined by the area's:

a)

biotic factors

b)

precipitation

c)

climate

d)

biodiversity

21.

The rate of photosynthesis carried on by plants living in a body of water depends upon the:

a)

oxygen content of the water

b)

amount of light that penetrates the water

c)

nitrogen content of the water

d)

elevation of the body of water

22.

Ecology is the study of the interaction of living organisms:

a)

with each other and their habitat

b)

and their communities

c)

with each other and their physical environment

d)

and the food they eat