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PRETEST: Ecosystems

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 75secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

an area that tends to receive little rain and has extreme temperatures with very hot days and cool nights

a)

desert

b)

tundra

c)

grassland

2.

a large system of animals, plants, and organisms that live together in a particular space

a)

ecosystem

b)

habitat

c)

microhabitat

3.

a treeless wetland with tall grasses

a)

marsh

b)

swamp

c)

wetland

4.

a wetland with tall trees and thick vines

a)

swamp

b)

marsh

c)

lake

5.

an area where the ground is covered by water most of the year

a)

wetland

b)

marsh

c)

swamp

6.

A/An ________ is a large system of plants, animals, and organisms as well as the types of climate and landforms in which they live.

a)

land ecosystems

b)

savannas

c)

estuary

7.

________ are tropical grasslands that have clumps of trees and many grasses.

a)

Grasslands

b)

Savannas

c)

Land ecosystems

8.

A/An ________ is a body of water that forms when freshwater from a river or stream mixes with salt water from a bay or ocean.

a)

coral reef

b)

estuary

c)

lake

9.

________ is the frozen layer of soils below the top layer of the ground in the tundra.

a)

Permafrost

b)

An estuary

c)

An ecosystem

10.

________ ecosystems are the most diverse ecosystems, containing a variety of plants, fish & marine animals.

a)

Coral reef

b)

Water

c)

Ocean

11.

A forest is an example of a ________ ecosystem.

a)

land

b)

desert

c)

marine

12.

________ ecosystems are examples of marine ecosystems.

a)

Coral reef

b)

Estuary

c)

Both

13.

________ ecosystems are sources for drinking water.

a)

Freshwater

b)

Marine

c)

Estuary

14.

What are the four main land ecosystems?

a)

forest, grassland, desert, tundra

b)

temperate forest, rain forest, coniferous forest

c)

grassland, temperate forest, desert

15.

What are the three freshwater ecosystems?

a)

ocean, estuary, lake

b)

lake, river, wetland

c)

ocean, marine, river