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Ecosystems- Fourth

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an ecosystem?
a)
A group of animals that are the same species.
b)
Soil, water, air and sunlight
c)
All the living and non living things that interact in an area.
d)
North America
2.
Which of these is NOT an example of an ecosystem?
a)
Rainforest
b)
A city
c)
Desert
d)
Deep ocean
3.
Which is a non-living part of an ecosystem?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Air
c)
Water
d)
All of these
4.
Which ecosystem is usually found near the earth's equator where it is very warm and has lots of trees and animals such as parrots and jaguars.
a)
Rainforest
b)
Desert
c)

Arctic

d)

Ocean

5.
Which is NOT a way that seeds get dispersed in nature?
a)
Wind
b)
Animals
c)
Water
d)
Email
6.
An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a ___________________.
a)
Villian
b)
Predator
c)
Prey
d)
Fred
7.
An animal that is hunted by other animals for food is called _____________________ .
a)
Victim
b)
Sally
c)
Predator
d)
Prey
8.
The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water.
a)
ecosystem
b)
population
c)
community
d)
habitat
9.

Is this an example of human, animal, or nature; An earthquake breaks large pieces of the mountain off, destroying the habitat at the bottom of the mountain?

a)

Human

b)

Animal

c)

Nature

10.

Is this an example of human, animal, or nature; A river is starting to change color because the waste from the paper mill is washing into the river?

a)

Human

b)

Animal

c)

Nature

11.

Is this an example of human, animal, or nature; A farmer notices that there are holes in the leaves of many of his strawberry plants?

a)

Human

b)

Animal

c)

Nature

12.

Changes in an ecosystem can affect the animals and plants that live there. Who caused this change?


Lightning struck a tree and caused a fire.

a)

Humans

b)

Nature

c)

Animals

13.

Changes in an ecosystem can affect the animals and plants that live there. Who caused this change?


The lack of rain had made the soil dry.

a)

Humans

b)

Nature

c)

Animals

14.

Changes in an ecosystem can affect the animals and plants that live there. Who caused this change?


Worm loosens the soil, helping plants grow.

a)

Humans

b)

Nature

c)

Animals

15.

What kinds of ecosystems are near the poles?

a)

Tundra

b)

Rainforest

c)

Desert

16.
ALL energy flow for an ecosystem begins with ...
a)
plants
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
algae
17.
A bird in a tree watched as a lion stalked, attacked, and then ate a zebra. Which of these animals was the prey?
a)
bird
b)
lion
c)
zebra
d)
all of the above
18.

A giraffe is an example of a

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

19.

A shark is an example of a

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

20.

A mouse is an example of a

a)

predator

b)

prey

21.

A fox is an example of a

a)

predator

b)

prey

22.

What does the large tree directly give energy to in this food web? There is more than one right answer!

a)

lion

b)

mouse

c)

cricket

d)

rhinoceros

e)

giraffes