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Ecosystem

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An ____ is a community of interacting organisms and their environment.

a)

house

b)

economy

c)

ecosystem

d)

surroundings

2.

Ecosystems often contain many ____

a)

nothing.

b)

living things.

c)

non-living things.

d)

living and non-living things.

3.

Rainforest covers 6% of the earth and produce _____.

a)

40% of oxygen.

b)

62%% of oxygen.

c)

70% of oxygen.

d)

98% of oxygen.

4.

All living organisms need resources such as ___

a)

food, clothes and money.

b)

car, shelter and money.

c)

air, house, car and land.

d)

food, air, oxygen and water.

5.

A sweet, sugary liquid made inside flowers is called ___.

a)

sap

b)

honey

c)

nectar

d)

chlorophyll

6.

All organisms has a _____ or role to play in the environment.

a)

dream

b)

position

c)

niche

d)

invasive

7.

Ecosystems depend on many organisms to keep them in ___.

a)

check.

b)

balance.

c)

disruption.

d)

disarray

8.

Monkeys have long tails and limbs that make them capable of surviving in ______ ecosystems.

a)

aerial

b)

aquatic

c)

arboreal

d)

fossorial

9.

Lobsters, dolphins, and sharks have special bodies that allow them to thrive in which ecosystem?

a)

aerial

b)

aquatic

c)

fossorial

d)

terrestrial

10.

Living things not naturally found in that ecosystem and cause damage or throw off the balance of the natural ecosystem are called ___

a)

complex species

b)

endangered species

c)

apex species

d)

invasive species

11.

A ____ ecosystem is an an area where organisms live that occurs on the land masses of continents and islands.

a)

aquatic

b)

arboreal

c)

fossorial

d)

terrestrial

12.

Moles, worm and ants have developed special abilities to dig and live in _____ ecosystems.

a)

aerial

b)

arboreal

c)

fossorial

d)

terrestrial

13.

Which is an example of an invasive species?

a)

lemon shark

b)

angel fish

c)

lion fish

d)

yellow tail snapper

14.

A lemon shark is a ____ because it consumes other types of fish.

a)

prey

b)

predator

c)

scavenger

d)

decomposer

15.

Herbiovores such as deer, sheep, and zebras are considered as ____ because they are often hunted for food.

a)

prey

b)

predator

c)

scavenger

d)

decomposer