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Ecosystems Basics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

a)

community

b)

population

c)

herd

d)

niche

2.

All the different populations that live together in an area

a)

population

b)

species

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

3.

all the living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) things that interact in an area

a)

population

b)

ecosystem

c)

community

d)

ecology

4.

An organism's particular role (job) in an ecosystem.

a)

occupation

b)

ecology

c)

population

d)

niche

5.

The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.

a)

ecology

b)

biology

c)

ecosystems

d)

chemistry

6.

living or once-living things in an ecosystem

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

c)

community

d)

population

7.

non-living things in an ecosystem

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

c)

zombies

d)

population

8.

Place where an organism lives; it includes food, water, shelter, space, and air for the organism.

a)

ecosystem

b)

niche

c)

habitat

d)

living space

9.

Counting only the number of rabbits in a field is an example of a ...

a)

community

b)

group

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

10.

The rabbits, snakes, birds, trees, mice, and flowers in a field is an example of a ...

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

ecology

11.

A tree's _________ in an ecosystem is to provide food, shelter, and oxygen in an ecosystem.

a)

leaves

b)

trunk

c)

niche

d)

habitat

12.

Rocks, water, air, plants, frogs, dragonflies are all part of an ...

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

habitat

13.

Air, temperature, water, sunlight, and rocks are all examples of ...

a)

biotic factors

b)

climate factors

c)

abiotic factors

d)

ecosystems

14.

Fungi, frogs, worms, trees, dead leaves, and lightning bugs are all examples of...

a)

biotic factors

b)

climate factors

c)

abiotic factors

d)

ecosystem factors

15.

A tree that provides food and shelter for squirrels is an example of a...

a)

ecosystem

b)

population

c)

community

d)

habitat