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Ecosystems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

An ecosystem is...

a)

a place made up of biotic and abiotic things and the links between them.

b)

a place made up of biotic and abiotic thigs.

c)

a place made up of primary and secondary things.

d)

a place made up ofprimary and secondary things and the links between them.

2.

Which of these are examples of biotic components of an ecosystem?

a)

Heron

b)

Great Diving Beetle

c)

Reeds

d)

Waterlily

3.

What is a living thing that breaks down plant and animal material, returning the nutrients to the soil?

a)

Producer

b)

Primary consumer

c)

Secondary consumer

d)

Decomposer

4.

What is a living thing that converts energy from the environment into sugars?

a)

Producer

b)

Primary consumer

c)

Secondary consumer

d)

Decomposer

5.

What is a living thing that eats producers?

a)

Producer

b)

Primary consumer

c)

Secondary consumer

d)

Decomposer

6.

What are large-scale global ecosystems also known as?

a)

Biomes

b)

Regions

c)

Macrosystems

d)

Continent

7.

The biome located along the equator, where it is hot and wet is called...

a)

Hot desert

b)

Tropical rainforest

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous forest

8.

The biome located at 30 degrees north and 30 degrees south is called?

a)

Hot desert

b)

Tropical rainforest

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous forest

9.

Which biome is very arid?

a)

Hot desert

b)

Tropical rainforest

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous forest

10.

Which biome is located furthest from the equator?

a)

Hot desert

b)

Tropical rainforest

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous forest

11.

Which biome has the largest seasonal change?

a)

Hot desert

b)

Tropical rainforest

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous forest

12.

What biome is this a climate graph for?

a)

Hot desert

b)

Polar

c)

Tropical grassland (savanna)

d)

Deciduous forest

13.

What biome is this a climate graph for?

a)

Hot desert

b)

Polar

c)

Tropical grassland (savanna)

d)

Deciduous forest

14.

What biome is this a climate graph for?

a)

Hot desert

b)

Polar

c)

Tropical grassland (savanna)

d)

Deciduous forest

15.

Which biome is shaded orange and marked X on this map?

a)

Hot desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Tropical rainforest

d)

Deciduous forest

16.

Which biome is shaded the lightest green and marked X on this map?

a)

Tropical grassland (savanna)

b)

Tundra

c)

Tropical rainforest

d)

Deciduous forest

17.

Which biome is shaded the lilac and marked X on this map?

a)

Tropical grassland (savanna)

b)

Tundra

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Deciduous forest

18.

Using figure 6, which of the following is true?

a)

Sparrowhawks eat plants.

b)

Voles eat moles.

c)

Moles eat beetles.

d)

Badgers eat small birds.

19.

Using figure 6, which of the following may happen if badgers are culled (killed)?

a)

A decrease in sparrowhawks.

b)

An increase in sparrowhawks.

c)

A decrease in beetles.

d)

An increase in beetles.

20.

Write one more thing that you remember about ecosystems.

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