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Ecosystems Test Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An ecosystem is made up of _______ and ________ things.
a)
Living and nonliving
b)
Alive and dead
c)
Plants and animals
d)
Land and water
2.
Communities are made up of living things only. Which one of these is a community?
a)
Trees, birds, dirt, worms
b)
Deer, grass, leaves, bunnies
c)
Whales, water, seashells, fish
d)
Sand, camels, mountains, coyotes
3.
Populations contain more than one member of the species. Which one of these is a population?
a)
Deer and mice
b)
10 squirrels
c)
squirrel
d)
squirrel, deer, and mice
4.
What does the word organism mean?
a)
Living thing
b)
Nonliving thing
c)
Organs in your body
d)
Organ player
5.
What is another word for an animal's home?
a)
Habitat
b)
Niche
c)
Population
d)
Organism
6.
What 4 things does an organism need to survive?
a)
Food, water, shelter, space
b)
Food, friends, shelter, space
c)
Water, shelter, prey, predators
d)
Shelter, food, water, humans
7.

How are deer and wolves classified?

a)

as decomposers

b)

as consumers

c)

as carnivores

d)

as producers

8.

Which is an example of a consumer eating another consumer in an ocean ecosystem?

a)

a fish eating algae

b)

a shark eating a tuna

c)

a sea turtle eating sea grass

d)

a sea worm eating dead animals

9.

A student observes a small pond and notices green algae on the rocks. What is the role of algae in the pond ecosystem?

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

omnivore

d)

decomposer

10.

Which organism is a producer?

a)

pine tree

b)

earthworm

c)

mushroom

d)

hawk

11.

Which best describes the role of a producer in an ecosystem?

a)

A producer supplies energy for the consumers in the ecosystem.

b)

A producer supplies oxygen for the consumers in the ecosystem.

c)

A producer supplies water for the consumers in the ecosystem.

d)

A producer supplies light for the consumers in the ecosystem.

12.

Without decomposers, what would build up on the ground and not return to the soil?

a)

large rocks

b)

rain water

c)

bacteria and other microorganisms

d)

dead plant and animal matter

13.

An organism that makes its own food is a/an

a)

producer.

b)

consumer.

c)

predator.

d)

prey.

14.

Two or more overlapping food chains form a/an

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

community

d)

population

15.

What is the best choice for studying decomposers at work?

a)

a rotting log on the forest floor

b)

a live, healthy tree

c)

a robin that builds a nest in a tree

d)

cut wood at a lumber yard

16.

Which of the following would be at the end of a food chain?

a)

grass

b)

fungi

c)

sheep

d)

coyote

17.

In a diagram of a food web, the arrows show the flow of

a)

soil

b)

sunlight

c)

oxygen

d)

energy

18.

Abiotic Factors

a)

Nonliving things in your ecosystem.

b)

Living things in your ecosystem

c)

An individual living thing

19.

Biotic Factors

a)

Nonliving things in your ecosystem.

b)

Living things in your ecosystem

c)

An individual living thing

20.

An Example of Biotic Factor is....

a)

Sun

b)

Air

c)

Animals

21.

An Example of Abiotic Factor is...

a)

Sun

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

22.

A bear is an example of a

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

23.

A giraffe is an example of a

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

24.

A shark is an example of a

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

25.

A worm is an example of a

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

26.

A linear sequence to show transfer of energy is called

a)

a food chain.

b)

a food web.

27.

Interconnected chains to show transfer of energy is called

a)

a food chain.

b)

a food web.

28.

What does the large tree directly give energy to in this food web? There is more than one right answer!

a)

lion

b)

mouse

c)

cricket

d)

rhinoceros

e)

giraffes

29.

What do the arrows mean on a food chain or food web?

a)

"just ate"

b)

"died"

c)

"moved to"

d)

"gives energy to"

30.

All food chains start with?

a)

Consumers

b)

The Sun

c)

Producers

d)

Decomposers

31.

If an animal is endangered, it means...

a)

There is no more of that animal

b)

There are very few numbers of that animal left

c)

The animal's population is thriving

d)

That their population is making a comeback

32.

What is one thing that make producers special?

a)

They are not living

b)

They rely on other organisms for food

c)

They can make their own food through photosynthesis

d)

They are omnivores

33.

What part of the plant soaks up water for photosynthesis?

a)

roots

b)

petals

c)

leaf

d)

stem

34.

Where do plants get the energy for photosynthesis to take place?

a)

nutrients in the soil

b)

the sun

c)

chlorophyll

d)

bee pollination

35.

True or False: Plants make their own food and use the energy from the food that is made.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Where do the leaves and stems of plants get their green color from?

a)

glucose

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

chlorophyll

37.
What is photosynthesis?
a)
The process in which humans eat their food
b)
When a photographer takes a photo.
c)
To get your pictures from the photo lab.
d)
The process in which plants make their food.
38.

What 3 things do plants need for the process of photosynthesis?

a)

Sunlight, oxygen and sugar.

b)

Water, soil and oxygen.

c)

Sunlight, carbon dioxide and water.

d)

Sunlight, soil and water.

39.

Where does photosynthesis occur?

a)

Leaves

b)

Roots

c)

Stem

d)

Xylem

40.
What do plants give off after photosynthesis?
a)
Oxygen
b)
carbon
c)
nitrogen
d)
hydrogen