WorksheetsEcology Vocab
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Non-living things in an ecosystem
abiotic
biotic
limiting factors
carrying capacity
Organisms in an area and all the non living parts
food chain
habitat
ecosystem
food web
Birds, squirrels, trees, insects are all examples of
food web
food chain
abiotic components
biotic components
Rocks, sand, dirt, and wind are
abiotic
stuff you need for plants
biotic
useless
An ecosystem is made up of _______ and ________ things.
Living and nonliving
Alive and dead
Plants and animals
Land and water
Communities are made up of living things only. Which one of these is a community?
Trees, birds, dirt, worms
Deer, grass, leaves, bunnies
Whales, water, seashells, fish
Sand, camels, mountains, coyotes
Which of the following is an example of an interaction between a living and nonliving organism?
a bird using an insect for food
worm using the soil as shelter
a snake using a mouse for food
True or False: Communities are only made of one species of an organism.
True
False
True or False: Sustainability is the ability for an ecosystem to maintain balance over a long period of time.
True
False
True or False: Humans have NOT made an impact on biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
True
False
Which of these are ways that humans have impacted the sustainability of an ecosystem?
pollution
cutting down trees
building cities
all of these
Which of these are abiotic (nonliving)?
leaves
cut grass
soil
worms
Which of these is an example of an ecosystem?
rainforests
restaurants
swimming pool
your house
A species that is not naturally found in an environment and disrupts the life of many organisms is called
native species
prey
predator
invasive species
When an invasive species is introduced to a new environment
it will not change anything
all other species die
all other species thrive
it can cause a significant decrease in the population or one or more species.
