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WorksheetsEcosystems Unit 2 Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
What is the name of the process that helps water evaporate from a plant's leaves?
Evaporation
Perspiration
Transpiration
Phloem
Which is the predator?
Which is the predator?
Which is the prey?
Which is the prey?
What is an example of a population?
shells
rocks
dogs
What is an example of a community?
frogs, ducks, water lilies
alligators, rocks, water
A group of organisms that live in the same area and interact with one another.
community
consumer
prey
predator
A living thing that cannot make its own food and must eat other living things.
community
consumer
predator
prey
A community of organisms and the environment in which they live.
niche
ecosystem
environment
habitat
All of the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism.
ecosystem
environment
habitat
niche
The place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive.
ecosystem
environment
habitat
niche
The role that a plant or animal plays in its habitat.
ecosystem
environment
habitat
niche
The process that plants use to make sugar.
population
producer
environment
photosynthesis
All the organisms of the same kind that live together in a given area.
population
environment
habitat
niche
An animal that hunts, catches, and eats other animals.
consumer
niche
predator
producer
Animals that are caught and eaten by predators.
producer
predator
consumer
prey
A living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food.
consumer
prey
predator
producer
What is an INVASIVE SPECIES?
a plant or animal that does harm in its non-native environment
a plant that lives in the bottom of the ocean
a plant or animal that lives in its native area
a plant or animal that doesn't eat anything
How do MOST invasive species get to new areas where they don't naturally belong?
humans take them accidentally or on purpose
they ride on the back of sea turtles from one country to another
they get blown by the wind to a new location
they buy a bus ticket and travel there themselves
Which of these is a native species in the desert?
a cow
a monkey
an oak tree
a cactus
What is a NON-NATIVE species?
a plant or animal that is in its right place
a plant or animal that has been moved to a new place where it doesn't belong
a kind of plant that no animals eat
a kind of plant or animal that doesn't live anywhere
A species that is not native to a particular region.
Mass extinction
exotic
endangered
threatened
endemic
Which of the following best describes this picture?
consumer
decomposer
producer
Which of the following are types of consumers? Mark each correct answer.
carnivores
herbivores
omnivores
producers
Which of the following eats only plants?
carnivores
herbivores
omnivores
producers
Which of the following eats only meat?
carnivores
omnivores
herbivores
decomposers
Which of the following eat BOTH plants and animals?
carnivores
herbivores
omnivores
producers
How do decomposers get energy?
They break down dead or decaying matter.
They eat live organisms.
They get energy from the Sun.
They get energy from the moon.
Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?
snakes
worms
microwaves
ducks
Why are decomposers important?
They look pretty.
They add nutrients to the air we breathe.
They slow down the decay process.
They speed up the decay process that releases nutrients back into the food chain used by plants.
Why do organisms need energy?
to live
to grow
to reproduce
to live, grow, and to reproduce
Arrows in a food web show
eating
sunlight
energy flow
matter
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
grass
dog
shark
fish
This type of consumer
eats a producer. (herbivores)
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Tertiary Consumer
Vegan Consumers
What does a food web represent?
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
How carnivores get their food.
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
What main sphere is this shown in this picture?
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
Pick all examples down below that have to do with biosphere.
Ocean
Human
Sunflower
limestone
What is an example of geosphere?
Creek
clouds
Human
Sand
What is the main sphere represented in this picture?
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Geosphere
Biosphere
What is the atmosphere?
The air.
The water.
The earth.
The life.
Lisa took a photograph while walking on a trail in a forest ecosystem near her home. Which factor in Lisa’s photograph is the best example of a biotic factor in a forest ecosystem?
air
rocks
soil
trees
This picture of the mirror shows an example of--
precipitation
transpiration
evaporation
condensation
These are examples of what?
precipitation
evaporation
transpiration
condensation
What is this an example of?
precipitation
evaporation
transpiration
condensation
