WorksheetsPlants and Ecosystems
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Michelle planted carrot seeds in a shady garden. The plants did not grow well and the leaves were yellow. What need might the carrot plants be missing?
Space
Air
Sunlight
None of the other answer choices
Pablo wants to grow a plant in a pot. What does he need to be sure the plant has?
air
light
water
all of the other answer choices
Which of the pictures is not a basic need of plants?
Picture A
Picture B
Picture C
Picture D
How do plants take in sunlight?
Plants take in light through their roots
Plants take in light through their flowers
Plants do not need light
Plants take in light through their leaves
Which best identifies how plants use carbon dioxide?
For energy
To take in light
For keeping cool
To make food
In which plant part does photosynthesis happen?
Leaves
Roots
Stems
Seeds
Why do plants need air (carbon dioxide) to grow?
Plants use carbon dioxide to make food
Plants use carbon dioxide to transport food to different parts of the plants
Plants use carbon dioxide to keep firm
Plants use carbon dioxide to reproduce
What is the product made from plants during photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide gas
water
Sun's energy
glucose (sugar)
What do plants release during photosynthesis that is important for human and animals?
carbon dioxide
water
oxygen
nicotin
What is true about this web?
Hawks are producers that provide food for rabbits
Grass provides energy to rabbits and grasshoppers
Rabbits are predators for hawks
An ecosystem is:
all of the populations and nonliving parts of an environment that interact with each other
all of the populations that live in and share a space
all of the organisms of the same species that live in the same place at the same time
What is NOT true about this food web?
Rattlesnakes provide energy to tarantulas
Grass provides energy to grasshoppers
Lizards provide energy to hawks
Plants are the _____ in an ecosystem.
primary consumers
producers
decomposers
secondary consumers
Plants need sunlight, water, nutrients, and carbon dioxide and use photosynthesis to create _______________________.
sugars and carbon dioxide
sugars and nitrogen
sugars and hydrogen
sugars and oxygen
Organisms interact in the flow of energy in an ecosystem. Carnivores and omnivores are classified as consumers. Which two organisms are also classified as consumers?
bacteria and fungi
fungi and scavengers
parasites and herbivores
decomposers and herbivores
What happens to energy as it moves from one link to the next in the food chain?
The energy is cycled between organic and inorganic states within the food chain
Energy is created and causes the food chain to have more links
Energy is destroyed as it moves across the links of the food chain.
The energy is transferred between organisms within the food chain.
Which two organisms are classified as secondary consumers?
Organisms 1 and 2
Organisms 2 and 3
Organisms 3 and 4
Organisms 1 and 4
The illustrations show organisms that belong to a food chain.
Which list shows the order in which energymost likely flows through this food chain?
Owl, Sun, Grass, Mouse
Sun, Grass, Mouse, Owl
Grass, Mouse, Owl, Sun
Sun, Mouse, Owl, Grass
A student drew the pond ecosystem shown below.
Which are two abiotic factors that affect the survival of the aquatic organisms?
phytoplankton and lilies
water quality and sunlight
grasses and duck
turtles and deer
Which diagram correctly shows the flow of energy in a food chain?
Decomposer → Consumer → Producer
Producer → Consumer → Decomposer
Consumer → Producer → Decomposer
Producer → Decomposer → Consumer
