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Ecosystems for 5th garde

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plants that produce their own food

(a)  

2.

Ecosystems are made up of...

a)

Living and nonliving things

b)

Carnivores

c)

Producers

d)

Sunlight

3.

Living things in an ecosystem include....

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Bacteria

d)

All of the above

4.

Give an example of a decomposer

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5.

The animal being hunted by predators...

(a)  

6.

Sunlight, soil, minerals, wind, snow, water, and air are all examples of...

a)

Producers

b)

Nonliving things

c)

Living things

d)

Habitats

7.

When animals depend on each other for survival in an ecosystem

(a)  

8.

Fungus, bacteria, and various insects are examples of

(a)  

9.

What do plants use to make their own food?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Water

c)

Carbon dioxide

d)

Fungus

10.

What are examples of producers?

a)

Trees

b)

Plants

c)

Flowers

d)

All of the above

11.

What is a group of plants or animals in an ecosystem?

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12.

A group of different species living together in one place

(a)  

13.

When did the passenger pigeon become extinct?(Year)

(a)  

14.

Which animal became extinct in 1681?

a)

The Dodo Bird

b)

The Passenger Pigeon

c)

The Golden Toad

d)

All of the above

15.

What animal got killed for their horns?

a)

The Golden Toad

b)

The African Black Rhino

c)

The Dodo Bird

d)

The Bald Eagle

16.

What ecosystem would you find ponds, rivers, streams, and wetlands?

(a)  

17.

What ecosystem has the most VARIETY of living things?

(a)  

18.

When was the Bald Eagle put on the endangered species list and taken off?

(a)  

19.

Why did the Golden Toad become extinct?

(Two correct)

a)

Pollution

b)

Infection

c)

Hunting

d)

Loss of habitat

20.

What animal became extinct because explorers hunted them for food?

(a)  

21.

What is the largest ecosystem in the world?

a)

Marine

b)

Tropical

c)

Temperate

d)

Desert

22.

What ecosystem would you find squid, sharks, algae, and phytoplankton?

a)

Freshwater

b)

Marine

c)

Aquatic

d)

Tropical Rainforest

23.

What ecosystem has rich soil

(a)  

24.

What ecosystem is covered in ice almost all year around?

(a)  

25.

What can you find in Tropical Rainforest?

a)

Monkeys, pitcher plants, ferns, and snakes

b)

Squid, shark, and algae

c)

Vultures, cactus, saguaro

d)

Zebras, giraffes, and elephants

26.

What ecosystem is the coldest climate on Earth?

(a)  

27.

What would you find in an Arctic (Tundra)?

a)

Foxes, lichens, cotton grass, and walruses

b)

Monkeys and pitcher plants

c)

The coldest climate on Earth

d)

All of the above

28.

Where would you find krill, seagulls, hair grass, and pearlworts?

(a)  

29.

What ecosystem is known for its lack of rainfall?

a)

Savannah

b)

Marine

c)

Desert

d)

Grassland

30.

What are two examples of grasslands?

a)

Tropical

b)

Savannah

c)

Desert

d)

Prairies

31.

Where would you find cows and fox tails?

(a)  

32.

Vultures, cactus, and saguaro are in a (a)   ecosystem.

33.

Zebras, giraffes, and elephant are in a (a)  

34.

When did the Golden Toad become extinct?

a)

1995

b)

1998

c)

1989

d)

1900

35.

When did the Dodo Bird become extinct?

(a)  

36.

How did the Dodo Bird become extinct?

a)

All of the above

b)

Because people found their island.

c)

It could not fly.

d)

People started trapping them and hunting them.

37.

How did the Passenger Pigeon become extinct?

a)

People hunted them for fun.

b)

Pollution

c)

People hunted them for food when they found America.

d)

All of the above

38.

When did the African Black Rhino become extinct?

(NOT LAST SEEN)

a)

1967

b)

2011

c)

2006

d)

1995

39.

What ecosystem is North America?

(Mostly)

a)

Temperate

b)

Grassland

c)

Desert

d)

Tropical

40.

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a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

It is ok.