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Ecosystems

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A(n) ______________ is a community of organisms that interact with their environment.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Population

c)

Biome

d)

Community

2.

True or false: Ecosystems are made up of both living and non-living things.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Organisms that make their own food are called...

a)

Decomposers

b)

Consumers

c)

Producers

d)

Creators

4.

This is an example of a(n) _________ which tells us how different organisms interact within an ecosystem.

a)

Food web

b)

Food chain

c)

Organism map

d)

Ecosystem chart

5.

A(n) ____________ is a large region of the world with similar plants, animals, and other organisms that have adapted to a particular climate and terrain.

a)

Biome

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Habitat

d)

Population

6.

This process is used by Producers to create usable energy.

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

7.

The process of organisms adapting to their environment is called...

a)

Adaptation

b)

Evolution

c)

Artificial Selection

d)

Natural Selection

8.

What is the original source of energy in most ecosystems?

a)

Air

b)

Soil

c)

Sunlight

d)

Water

9.

The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment is called...

a)

Psychology

b)

Biology

c)

Ecology

d)

Sociology

10.

Different populations living with each other in the same area are called a __________.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Community

c)

Biome

d)

City

11.

A group of individuals of the same species living in one area is call a _________.

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biome

12.

Organisms that have to eat other organisms for energy because they are unable to create their own are called...

a)

Consumers

b)

Decomposers

c)

Producers

d)

Animals

13.

Organisms that get their energy by breaking down dead or decaying organisms are called...

a)

Breakers

b)

Consumers

c)

Producers

d)

Decomposers

14.

The natural environment in which a particular species lives is a(n) _________.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Habitat

c)

Biome

d)

Biosphere

15.

What is the smallest level of organization within an ecosystem?

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

organism