WorksheetsTerm1 Science Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a species that enters an area from somewhere else and disrupts the native ecosystem?
a)
Native species
b)
Invasive species
c)
Niche
d)
Organism
2.
What is a sloped land that's been cut into flat surfaces to better farm?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Glacier
c)
Hydroelectric farming
d)
Terrace farming
3.
What is the process by which wind, water, or ice remove and transport sediments (dirt and rocks) from one place to another?
a)
Clear cutting
b)
Compost
c)
Erosion
d)
Glacier
4.
What is the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance (thing) that has poisonous effects?
a)
Pollution
b)
Organism
c)
Native Species
d)
Producer
5.
What is the action of clearing a wide area of trees?
a)
Habitat
b)
Deforestation
c)
Conservation
d)
Decomposer
6.
What is the process by which plants use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to produce sugar and release oxygen?
a)
Food Web
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
Agriculture
d)
Photosynthesis
7.
What is the green pigment in plants that captures sunlight energy?
a)
Food Web
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
Agriculture
d)
Photosynthesis
8.
What gas is a reactant (breathed in by the plant) during photosynthesis?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen
d)
Water
9.
What is a synonym for "get, acquire, secure"?
a)
Analyze
b)
Communicate
c)
Obtain
d)
Research
10.
Which word means "to examine in detail"?
a)
Analyze
b)
Communicate
c)
Obtain
d)
Research
11.
Plants capture this energy to live and grow. It's also know as radiant energy.
a)
Chemical energy
b)
Sunlight
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Photosynthesis
12.
What is a synonym for "reduce or make smaller"?
a)
Enlarge
b)
Microscope
c)
Decrease
d)
Increase
13.
What are the living parts of an ecosystem?
a)
Biotic factors
b)
Abiotic factors
c)
Producers
d)
Decomposers
14.
What are all the living organisms of the same species living in an area?
a)
Organism
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Population
d)
Community
15.
Types of these include: deciduous forest, desert, tundra, tropical rainforest, and grasslands.
a)
Biomes
b)
Aquatic ecosystems
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Niche
16.
What is another word for an animal's home?
a)
Population
b)
Carnivore
c)
Habitat
d)
Organism
17.
What is a diagram that shows how many different food chains are linked to each other in an ecosystem?
a)
Food chains
b)
Biomes
c)
Ecosystems
d)
Food webs
18.
What is an organism that breaks down dead plant and animal materials to return their nutrients to the soil?
a)
Producer
b)
Decomposer
c)
Consumer
19.
What is a consumer that only eats meat?
a)
Omnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Carnivore
20.
What are plants in the food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Apex predators
d)
Prey
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