WorksheetsMr. Felty Biomes and Ecosystems
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web is called a(n)
food chain
energy pyramid
ecosystem
niche
The step in the water cycle in which water vapor becomes liquid water is
condensation
nitrogen fixation
recycling
precipitation
Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called
(a)
Which of these consumers is a herbivore?
lion
spider
snake
deer
In an energy pyramid, which level has the most available energy?
first-level consumer
second-level consumer
third-level consumer
producer level
If a kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass, the kestrel is a
(a)
The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a(n)
food web
niche
energy pyramid
feeding level
The study of where organisms live is called
dispersal
ecology
biogeography
climatology
The typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time is called
climate
a physical barrier
the water cycle
weather
Some bacteria that fix nitrogen live in bumps on the roots of certain plants. These bumps are called
droplets
legumes
starches
nodules
What process do molecules of liquid water absorb energy and change into the gas state?
(a)
A group of land ecosytems with similar climates and organisms is called a(n)
(a)
Dandelions, horses, and other organisms that were brought by humans from one part of the world to another are examples of
native species
exotic species
parasites
endangered species
In which process do producers use carbon from carbon dioxide to produce other carbon-containg molecules?
the nitrogen cycle
precipitation
the water cycle
photosynethesis
The ocean prevents the Australian kangaroo from dispersing throughout the world. The ocean is an example of which limit to dispersal?
climate
a physical barrier
competition
an exotic species
Which biome is cold and dry?
mountains
grassland
tundra
desert
Ponds and rivers are two types of
marine ecosystems
rain forest biomes
freshwater ecosystems
estuary ecosystems
The ocean water is completely dark throughout the
estuary
intertidal zone
neritic zone
deep zone
An organism that can make its own food is called a
(a)
Vultures, which feed on the bodies of dead organisms, are
herbivores
producers
scavengers
first-level consumers
Which biome is hot and dry and receives less than 25 centimeters of rain per year?
(a)
The first organism in a food chain is always a
(a)
Which of these is NOT an example of precipitation?
snow
groundwater
rain
hail
What area(s) are not part of any major biome?
tundras
grasslands
mountains and ice
deserts
The very slow movement of the continents is called
continental drift
biogeography
dispersal
distribution
The ecosystem that is found where fresh water of a river meets the salt water of the ocean is a(n)
(a)
Continental drift resulted in kangaroos and other unique species developing in
Pangaea
Asia
India
Australia
What do producers release as a result of photosynthesis?
hydrogen
nitrogen
oxygen
carbon dioxide
Which of these is NOT an example of dispersal?
the wind carrying dandelion seeds to other fields
a squirrel living in a forest on the mountain
a dog bringing home sticky plant burs on its fur
an insect being carried down a river on a floating leaf
A large variety of plants grows in tropical rain forest because
Many insects live there
the forest floor is very dark
it has very good soil
it is warm, humid, and rainy
