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Desert Ecosystem

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many inches of rain does the desert get per year?

a)

3 inches

b)

5 inches

c)

10 inches

d)

23 inches

2.

What animals can be found in the desert?

a)

Camels, Parrots, Beetles, Monkeys

b)

Camels, Meerkats, Scorpions, Grasshoppers, Horned Toads

c)

Fish, Lions, Bears, Dragonflies, Deer

d)

Unicorns, Dragons, Flying Pigs, Mermaids

3.

What kind of soil is found in the desert?

a)

humus

b)

sand

c)

dirt

4.

This is a _______.

a)

cactus

b)

flower

c)

tree

5.

Animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.

a)

Prey

b)

Consumer

c)

Predator

6.

Living and non living things that interact with each other in an environment

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Niche

c)

Biomes

7.

Plants provide ............................for the animals.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nutrients

8.

When animals die , they provide ................for the plants

a)

Nutrients

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon dioxide

9.

What will you have for ______on Thanksgiving?

a)

desert

b)

dessert

10.

Pie is my favorite______!

a)

dessert

b)

desert

11.

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

a)

desert

b)

dessert

12.

They also love to eat any kind of _____________________.

a)

desert

b)

dessert

13.

"I think I will order two ________________ today.

a)

desserts

b)

deserts

14.

The ______________ is full of sand.

a)

desert

b)

dessert

15.

These foxes live ___________.

a)

underground

b)

underwater

c)

in trees

16.
What kind of soil is found in the desert?
a)
humus
b)
sand
c)
dirt
d)
flowers
17.

What best describes the climate in the desert?

a)

warm

b)

wet

c)

dry

d)

windy

18.

A dry, barren area of land, covered with sand, that is desolate, water-less, and without plants

a)

woods

b)

desert

c)

hill

d)

plant

19.
All the living and nonliving elements of an area.  Can be small or large.
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Biome
c)
Population
d)
Community
20.
Which is a non-living part of an ecosystem?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Air
c)
Water
d)
All of these
21.

Living things need a few things to stay alive:

a)

car, house, food

b)

air, water, food.

22.

Characteristics of living things

a)

1.They do not grow

2. they do not respire

3. they do not need energy

b)

1. they move

2. they grow

3.they reproduce and have young

23.

which of these examples is non living thing

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

robot

d)

people

24.

which of these examples is a living thing.

a)

car

b)

airplane

c)

flower

d)

rock

25.
A decomposer?
a)
Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil
b)
Eats plants or other animals for food
c)
Makes its own food
d)
Machine that gathers trash