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Ecosystems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following is an example of a nonliving component of an ecosystem?

a)

insects

b)

flower

c)

log

d)

sunlight

2.

Both living and nonliving things interacting within a defined area makes up a(n)

a)

ecosystem

b)

organism

c)

population

d)

community

3.

Which of these is an example of one living thing depending on another living thing?

a)

cat walking on the sand

b)

dog warming up in the sunlight

c)

bird building a nest in a tree

d)

squirrel drinking water

4.

An individual living thing is a(n)

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

organism

d)

population

5.

How does a bird "change its environment" to meet its needs?

a)

looks for something to eat

b)

builds a nest

c)

flies around

d)

catches bugs

6.

Plants interact with living and nonliving components in their environment. Which of the following is an interaction between the plant and a nonliving element?

a)

Bees gathering pollen from flowers of plants

b)

small insects eating the stems of the plants

c)

humans breathing oxygen released by plants

d)

sandy soil holding the roots of a plant

7.

How many carnivores are shown in the food web?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

6

d)

4

8.

Which organism gets its energy directly from the grasshopper?

a)

marsh grass

b)

snake

c)

frog

d)

shrew

9.

If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ____________ because of the availability of food.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

10.

In any food web, which organisms have the MOST energy available?

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

producers

d)

omnivores

11.

Which of the following is an example of a living component of an ecosystem?

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

rocks

d)

leaves

12.

Which of the following is a herbivore?

a)

frog

b)

cricket

c)

shrew

d)

hawk

13.

Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to?

a)

producers

b)

omnivores

c)

decomposers

d)

herbivores

14.

Which example shows a relationship between a living thing and a nonliving thing?

a)

A flower makes food for a butterfly

b)

An insect is food for salmon

c)

water carries a rock downstream

d)

A tree gets nutrients from the soil

15.

A group of one type of organisms is called a(n)

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

organism

d)

population

16.

Many species of organisms that live in an area is called a(n)

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

organism

d)

population

17.

Which describes a decomposer?

a)

an organism that receives energy from the sun

b)

organism that eats only plants

c)

an organism that breaks down dead matter

d)

an organism that makes its own food

18.

All of the following are examples of living things interacting with each other EXCEPT -

a)

birds preying on insects living in the grass

b)

frogs sleeping in the mud at the bottom of a pond

c)

squirrels spreading seeds of trees by burying them

d)

fish eating plants and other smaller fish

19.

Another word for a living thing is a

a)

organism

b)

animal

c)

community

d)

plant

20.

A meadow has too many rabbits. What would help balance this ecosystem?

a)

more foxes that eat rabbits

b)

more grass for rabbits to eat

c)

more rain that grass needs

d)

fewer foxes that eat rabbits