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Ecosystem

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The non living parts of an ecosystem
a)
abiotic factors
b)
biotic factors
c)
oxygen
d)
soil
2.

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

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Grassland

3.
Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis? 
a)
decomposer
b)
consumer
c)
herbivore
d)
producer 
4.

Which group do fungi, and bacteria belong to?

a)
decomposers
b)
producers
c)
herbivores
d)
omnivores
5.

They can create food or energy.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

6.

What is the name of the process in which plants use energy from the sun to create food?

a)

Photograph

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Photoshop

7.

Herbivores only eat ......

a)

Other animals

b)

Plants

c)

Fish

8.

What is the name of the organisms that eat plants and animals?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

9.

These organisms cannot make their own food; they must eat something for energy

a)

decomposer

b)

consumer

c)

producer

10.

NON-living things found in an ecosystem

a)

biotic

b)

abiotc

c)

habitat

11.

What is the definition of biotic?

a)

living things in an ecosystem

b)

nonliving things in an ecosystem

c)

a characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment

d)

squirrels

12.

What is the definition of abiotic?

a)

non-living things in the ecosystem

b)

producers

c)

the place in an ecosystem where an organism lives

d)

population

13.
What are the abiotic factors?
a)
Rocks, water, temperature, and sunlight
b)
All the animals
c)
All the animals and plants
d)
The plants
14.

What would happen if the producers in the tundra ecosystem died out

a)

Every thing would be the same

b)

Only the Brown lemmings would be effected

c)

The whole ecosystem would fall apart

d)

None of the above

15.

Where in the world can you find the tundra?

a)

New Zealand

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Switzerland

d)

North pole

16.
An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a 
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
population
17.

Water that has little or no salt

a)

estuary

b)

marine

c)

ground water

d)

fresh water

18.

Eat producers or only eat plants.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Omnivores

d)

Herbivores

19.

Non-living parts of ecosystem (air, water, soil, sun)

a)

Ecosytsem

b)

Abiotic Factors

c)

Biotic Factors

d)

Niche

20.

What is the average temperature during the day in the desert?

a)

Well Over 100

b)

Below 100

c)

Well Over 200

d)

Exactly 20

21.

The giant cactus can live up to 200 years.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What kind of soil is found in the desert?

a)

humus

b)

sand

c)

dirt

23.

This is a _______.

a)

cactus

b)

flower

c)

tree

24.

What will you have for ______on Thanksgiving?

a)

desert

b)

dessert

25.

Pie is my favorite______!

a)

dessert

b)

desert

26.

Have you ever seen a cactus grow in a sandy ______?

a)

desert

b)

dessert

27.

My favorite part of the buffet is the ______ table.

a)

desert

b)

dessert

28.

The streets were as hot as a _____________ as the two gremlins walked to the shop for a milkshake.

a)

dessert

b)

desert

29.

The ______________ is full of sand.

a)

desert

b)

dessert

30.

These foxes live ___________.

a)

underground

b)

underwater

c)

in trees

31.
What kind of soil is found in the desert?
a)
humus
b)
sand
c)
dirt
d)
flowers
32.

What best describes the climate in the desert?

a)

warm

b)

wet

c)

dry

d)

windy

33.

Camels DO NOT ______ water in their humps.

a)

store

b)

grow

c)

sleep

d)

dry

34.

This desert is _____.

a)

hot

b)

cold

c)

wet

d)

cool

35.
An ecosystem with very little rain.
a)
salt water
b)
forest
c)
freshwater
d)
desert
36.

Which is the largest desert in the world?

a)

The Sahara

b)

The Great Sandy

c)

The Arctic

d)

The Great Basin

37.
What best describes the climate in the desert?
a)
warm
b)
hot
c)
dry
d)
windy
38.

What is a producer?

a)

an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

b)

an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

c)

an organism that uses sunlight to make its own food

d)

an organism that only eats plants