WorksheetsUnit 4 Ecosystems & their Interactions-Grade 3
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is an ecosystem?
Everything that surrounds a living thing
all of the living and nonliving things in a place.
the physical space where a plant or animal lives.
all of one kind of organism living in a spacde
What do we call everything that surrounds a living thing?
Population
Biotic
Environment
Predator
Sea anemones, sea stars, and mussels live in tide pools. They all share the same resources. We call this area their _________.
Prey
Carnivore
Habitat
Population
All of the wolves in Yellowstone National Park make up a wolf _______________. All of the same kind of organism living in the same area.
population
community
prey
consumer
When all of the living things in an area live and interact together to survive, we call this their _______________.
Population
Community
Consumer
Producer
Anything labeled as "biotic" in an ecosystem is?
Living
Non-Living
Anything that is labeled "abiotic" in a community is called _____________.
Living
Non-Living
A producer is any living thing that makes its own food. Check all the producers listed below.
Oak Tree
Kelp
Box Turtle
Poison Ivy
A consumer is any living thing that consumes, or eats, other things for nutrition. check off any that fit into that category
Daffodils
Shrimp
Mold on bread
Lions
A decomposer breaks down dead organisms for food. Check off all of the decomposers listed below.
Owls
Earthworms
bacteria
raccoons
What are the three types of consumers?
Carnivores
Omnivores
Producers
Herbivores
What do we call the process by which producers make their own food?
Photocopy
Photography
Photosynthesis
Phonograph
The process of photosynthesis requires three things to interact. Check all that apply.
Sunlight
Plants
water
carbon dioxide
During photosynthesis a plant uses the energy it gets from what source?
(a)
What do plants "give off" during photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide
oxygen
What do plants "take in" during photosynthesis?
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
lemonade
What is a food chain?
the path of food from one living thing to another.
An animal that eats another living thing.
A living thing that makes its own food
The path an animal follows in the woods.
The food chain requires 3 types of living organisms. Check off those three.
Growth mindset
Prey
predator
producer
What is the beginning of all food chains?
Producer
Consumer
Population
Ecosystem
An animal that hunts other animals is called?
Preying mantis
Premonition
Predator
Prey
An animal that is hunted for food is called?
Property
Prey
Predator
producer
Prey for one animal may be a predator of another animal.
True
False
What do we call it when small pieces of rock are carried away by water and sometimes wind?
Drought
Flood
Tsunami
Erosion
When a large amount of water covers normally dry land it is called a?
Drought
puddle
Flood
erosion
When it doesn't rain for a very long time it can cause a?
Flood
Drought
Hurricane
Erosion
What do all living things need?
Air
Shelter
Sunlight/energy/
heat
Food/water
Animals can make changes to their environments. Beavers build dams, termites build mounds, and humans move dirt.
True
False
