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WorksheetsEcosystems
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Taxonomy is the study of
Naming species
Classification
Ecosystems
Food relationships
What is the Linnaean order of classification? (Hint: Kingdom..)
Select the abiotic factors.
Water
Algae
Soil
Sun
Fish
The arrows in a food chain point in the direction of
the prey
flow of energy
larger animal
consumer
What are food chains used for?
Draw a simple food web using the following organisms; Grass (g), Fox (f), Rabbit (r)
Heterotrophic organisms are those that
seek nutrition from external sources
create their own food
photosynthesise
act as a parasite to another organism
A producer is an (a) organism
The energy that is passed on from one organism to the next decreases as you move up in trophic levels
TRUE
FALSE
Draw a food chain with the following; Sun (s), whale (w), fish (f), seaweed (sw)
Tertiary consumers are
Herbivores
Omnivores
Carnivores
Detritivores
What is a predator? Provide an example of a predator and what it eats.
List 2 reasons why introducing a species from a different part of world to a habitat may be a bad idea.
Which of the following are vertebrates?
Spiders
Jellyfish
Hippo
caterpillar
Which of the following is not one of the four plant phylums?
angiosperms
Bryosperms
Gymnosperms
Ferns
Bryophytes
What is biodiversity?
In what ways might humans change ecosystems?
Select the animal that has been introduced to Australia
Brown Bandicoot
Brushtail Possum
Red Fox
Hopping mouse
Name 3 plants/animals that have been introduced to Western Australia
List TWO impacts that may occur when introducing a species to a new environment
