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WorksheetsEcosystems Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
All of the living and nonliving components that interact in an environment.
population
ecosystem
community
organism
Any living thing is called a.................
ecosystem
community
population
organism
Plants need _____ to make food.
light
protection
to stay warm
What is this?
Food Web
Food Chain
An ecosystem thrives with biotic and abiotic components. An example of an abiotic part of an ecosystem is ______________.
Bacteria
Fungus
Water
Decaying plants
Is a tree considered abiotic or biotic?
Biotic
Abiotic
Neither
Is a rock considered abiotic or biotic?
Abiotic
biotic
neither
Which is an example of an abiotic factor in a pond environment?
The water
A frog
A grasshopper
A snake
Which is an example of a biotic factor in the environment?
The climate in the region
Animals that eat other animals
Amount of helium gas in the air
Flow of water in a river
Which of the following shows an abiotic factor interacting with a biotic factor in the environment?
Eels survive by attaching themselves to trout (a type of fish).
Water temperature affects its oxygen level.
Low lighting affects the growth of forest pine trees.
Moth caterpillars eat the leaves of apple tree.
Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ocean ecosystem?
the salt content of the water
the temperature of the water
the fish in the water
the oxygen in the water
_____can cause an environment to be unhealthy.
Too many of one type of organism
Too few of one type of organism
Death of one type of organism
All the above
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?
all the organisms eventually die out
the resources will all be used up
a balance among all organisms will occur
too many predators will take over an ecosystem
balanced in an ecosystem we must keep
the ecosystem _________.
big
cold
__________.
A lion, captures and eats other animals. What is he considered?
prey
predator
producer
healthy
Deserts, mountains, and rivers are all examples of ________.
ecology vacation spots
tundra biomes
ecosystems
wetlands biomes
Ecosystems are always______.
always changing
always balanced
never changing
never balanced
