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Life Sciences Quiz Sciencesaurus

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A system of organisms interacting with one another. Includes all living and non-living things in an environment.

a)

Species

b)

Community

c)

Environment

d)

Ecosystem

2.

Which of these are considered limiting factors in an ecosystem? (Select all that apply)

a)

Food

b)

Energy

c)

Living Space

d)

Competition

3.

_______ are consumers that eat only meat (ex., sharks, lions, and eagles).

a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)

Omnomnomnivore

4.
Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis? 
a)

Decomposer

b)

Consumer

c)

Herbivore

d)

Producer 

5.
Which shows the correct flow of energy through this simple food chain?
a)
fox → grass → rabbit
b)
grass → fox → rabbit
c)
grass → rabbit → fox
d)
rabbit → grass → fox
6.

What is a decomposer?

a)

an organism that feeds on the remains or wastes of other organisms

b)
an organism that makes its own food
c)

an organism that eats only plants

d)

an organism at the beginning of the food chain

7.

Which of these are decomposers? (Select all that apply)

a)

Bacteria

b)

Grass

c)

Mold

d)

Fungi

8.

What is a system of several overlapping food chains called?

a)

Consumer web

b)

Food web

c)

Energy pyramid

d)

Food chain

9.

A(n) ________ shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another.

a)

Ecosystem

b)
Food Web
c)

Energy Pyramid

d)
Food Chain
10.

What cycle does this picture represent?

a)

Carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle

b)

Climax community

c)

Nitrogen cycle

d)

Air

11.

The constant movement of nitrogen between living things and the environment is called _______?

a)

Nitrogen fixation

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle

d)

Nitrogen cycle

12.

A(n) _______ is a large region characterized by distinct climates and specific types of plant and animal life.

a)

Community

b)

Biosphere

c)

Ecological succession

d)

Biome

13.

This image is an example of what?

a)

A tree growing

b)

Ecological succession

c)

Climate

d)

Biome

14.

Dessert, Rainforest, Tundra, and Deciduous Forests are all examples of what?

a)

Biomes

b)

Habitats

c)

Communities

d)

Climates

15.

Kentucky is part of the deciduous forest biome. What organisms are present in the deciduous forests? (Select all that apply)

a)

Kangaroo rat

b)

Maple tree

c)

White-tailed deer

d)

Moose

16.

The groups that have the largest number of different organisms are called what?

a)

Organisms

b)

Species

c)

Domains

d)

Kingdoms

17.

What kingdom are humans a part of?

a)

Human kingdom

b)

Animal kingdom

c)

Protist kingdom

d)

Plant kingdom

18.

What classifies an animal as a vertebrate?

a)

They have membrane-bound structures

b)

They have a backbone

c)

They eat only plants

d)

They have a tube-like structure

19.

What do all vascular plants have in common?

a)

They only grow in dark places

b)

They lack roots, stems, and leaves

c)

They do not have a vascular tissue

d)

They all have roots, stems, and leaves

20.

A(n) ________ is used to show evolutionary relationships among different groups of organisms.

a)

Taxonomic tree

b)

Theory of evolution

c)

Family tree

d)

Dichotomous tree