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Ecosystems & Food Chains: Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ _____ are required for an organism to survive; air, water, nutrients, light, food, shelter (for animals), etc.

a)

basic needs

b)

consumer

c)

behavior

d)

producer

2.

________ is the actions or reactions of an object or organism.

a)

basic needs

b)

behavior

c)

producer

d)

consumer

3.

A ________ is an organism that eats other organisms (plants and / or animals) for food.

a)

basic needs

b)

behavior

c)

consumer

d)

dormancy

4.

________ is a phase of minimal activity (e.g., trees in winter, frogs in winter).

a)

basic needs

b)

consumer

c)

behavior

d)

dormancy

5.

An ___________ is all of the living and nonliving elements in a particular (geographic) area.

a)

environment

b)

food chain

c)

growth

d)

hibernation

6.

A ____ _____ is a representation of the flow of energy from the Sun through producers to consumers in an environment

a)

basic needs

b)

food chain

c)

polar bear

d)

environment

7.

______ is an increase in size, number, value, or strength; the act of growing, getting bigger or higher

a)

behavior

b)

environment

c)

growth

d)

consumer

8.

___________ is a deep sleep-like state of inactivity in animals in which body processes slow down.

a)

environment

b)

food chain

c)

growth

d)

hibernation

9.

_______________ is a beneficial relationships between organisms.

a)

interdependence

b)

food chain

c)

growth

d)

hibernation

10.

_________ means to move from one place to another in search of food, water, or different temperatures.

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

dormancy

d)

environment

11.

An ________ is a living thing that can function on its own.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

organism

d)

environment

12.

_____________ is water that falls to the Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, hail, or fog.

a)

rain forest

b)

ecosystem

c)

environment

d)

precipitation

13.

A ________ is an organism that makes its own food (e.g., plants).

a)

producer

b)

energy

c)

consumer

d)

decomposer

14.

___________ is a way of measuring how hot or cold something is; temperature is measured using either the Fahrenheit (F) or Celsius (C) scale.

a)

basic needs

b)

temperature

c)

behavior

d)

growth