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Terrestrial/Aquatic Ecosystems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "terrestrial" mean?

a)

Water

b)

Land

c)

Animals

d)

Plants

2.

Select ALL of the types of terrestrial ecosystems.

a)

Swamp

b)

Grasslands

c)

Desert

d)

Rainforest

3.

Which type of terrestrial ecosystem receives less than 10 inches of water a year?

a)

Desert

b)

Forest

c)

Rainforest

d)

Grassland

4.

Which type of terrestrial ecosystem is wet and warm all year long?

a)

Desert

b)

Forest

c)

Rainforest

d)

Grassland

5.

Which terrestrial ecosystem does this picture show?

a)

Desert

b)

Rainforest

c)

Forest

d)

Grassland

6.

Which terrestrial ecosystem does this picture show?

a)

Forest

b)

Rainforest

c)

Desert

d)

Grassland

7.

Which aquatic ecosystem does this picture show?

a)

River

b)

Swamp

c)

Pond

d)

Stream

8.

What does "aquatic" mean?

a)

Land

b)

Water

c)

Plants

d)

Animals

9.

How are aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems different?

a)

Aquatic has animals

b)

Aquatic is water, terrestrial is land

c)

Terrestrial has trees

d)

Terrestrial is water, aquatic is land

10.

Which aquatic ecosystem is shown in the picture?

a)

Swamp

b)

Ocean

c)

Pond

d)

River

11.

Water related ecosystems include those with ________ water and ________ water.

a)

Fresh water and salt water

b)

Muddy water and salt water

c)

Fresh water and sugar water

12.

Which of the following is a nonliving thing in an ocean ecosystem?

a)

Shark

b)

Sea turtle

c)

Water

d)

Fish

13.

Select ALL of the aquatic ecosystems.

a)

Stream

b)

Marsh

c)

Rainforest

d)

River

14.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

A community of living and nonliving things

b)

Only plants

c)

Only animals

d)

A group of humans in a community

15.

Which of the following is a saltwater ecosystem that surrounds a continent?

a)

River

b)

Stream

c)

Ocean

d)

Marsh

16.

What is the role of the Sun in a food chain?

a)

Warmth

b)

Lights up the ecosystem

c)

Source of all energy

d)

Nothing

17.

What is a food chain?

a)

a feeding relationship among organisms

b)

producers

c)

plants

d)

a feeding relationship among only animals

18.

The arrows in a food chain show...

a)

producers

b)

the flow of energy

c)

the sun

d)

decomposers

19.

The arrows in a food chain ALWAYS point to...

a)

the organism not doing the eating

b)

producers

c)

decomposers

d)

the organism doing the eating

20.

What are the three main living things in a food chain?

a)

Producers

b)

The Sun

c)

Consumers

d)

Decomposers