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Ecosystems Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the living and nonliving components that interact in an environment.

a)

population

b)

ecosystem

c)

community

d)

organism

2.

Any living thing is called a.................

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

population

d)

organism

3.

Plants need _____ to make food.

a)

light

b)

protection

c)

to stay warm

4.
What is the term used to describe all living things in an ecosystem?
a)
Biotic Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Environmental Factors
d)
Population
5.
What is the term used to describe all non-living things in an ecosystem?
a)
Biotic Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Environmental Factors
d)
Population
6.

What is this?

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

7.

An ecosystem thrives with biotic and abiotic components. An example of an abiotic part of an ecosystem is ______________.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungus

c)

Water

d)

Decaying plants

8.

Is a tree considered abiotic or biotic?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

c)

Neither

9.

Is a rock considered abiotic or biotic?

a)

Abiotic

b)

biotic

c)

neither

10.

Which is an example of an abiotic factor in a pond environment?

a)

The water

b)

A frog

c)

A grasshopper

d)

A snake

11.

Which is an example of a biotic factor in the environment?

a)

The climate in the region

b)

Animals that eat other animals

c)

Amount of helium gas in the air

d)

Flow of water in a river

12.

Which of the following shows an abiotic factor interacting with a biotic factor in the environment?

a)

Eels survive by attaching themselves to trout (a type of fish).

b)

Water temperature affects its oxygen level.

c)

Low lighting affects the growth of forest pine trees.

d)

Moth caterpillars eat the leaves of apple tree.

13.

Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ocean ecosystem?

a)

the salt content of the water

b)

the temperature of the water

c)

the fish in the water

d)

the oxygen in the water

14.

_____can cause an environment to be unhealthy.

a)

Too many of one type of organism

b)

Too few of one type of organism

c)

Death of one type of organism

d)

All the above

15.

In an ecosystem, organisms are constantly interacting with each other (competing for resources, predator/prey relationships, etc.). Over time, what should happen in a healthy ecosystem?

a)

all the organisms eventually die out

b)

the resources will all be used up

c)

a balance among all organisms will occur

d)

too many predators will take over an ecosystem

16.
In order to keep the supply of food
balanced in an ecosystem we must keep
the ecosystem _________.
a)

big

b)
healthy 
c)
ecosystem
d)

cold

17.
All ecosystems begin with the
__________.
a)
animals
b)
renewable resource
c)
plants
d)
sun
18.

A lion, captures and eats other animals. What is he considered?

a)

prey

b)

predator

c)

producer

d)

healthy

19.

Deserts, mountains, and rivers are all examples of ________.

a)

ecology vacation spots

b)

tundra biomes

c)

ecosystems

d)

wetlands biomes

20.

Ecosystems are always______.

a)

always changing

b)

always balanced

c)

never changing

d)

never balanced