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2nd Ecosystems Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in a particular area?

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Habitat

2.

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a place where an organism lives.

a)

Niche

b)

Habitat

c)

Environment

d)

Biotic factor

3.

Which of the following is a non-living component of an ecosystem?

a)

Biotic factor

b)

Abiotic factor

c)

Producer

d)

Consumer

4.

Fill in the blank: The role or function of an organism in its ecosystem is called its _______.

a)

A) Habitat

b)

B) Niche

c)

C) Environment

d)

D) Population

5.

What is the process by which green plants make their own food using sunlight?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Decomposition

d)

Symbiosis

6.

Fill in the blank: _______ are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Symbionts

7.

Which term describes a relationship where both organisms benefit?

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Predation

8.

Fill in the blank: The green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis is called _______.

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Carotene

d)

Xanthophyll

9.

What is the term for a series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food?

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Trophic Level

d)

Ecosystem

10.

Fill in the blank: _______ are organisms that produce their own food, usually through photosynthesis.

a)

Consumers

b)

Producers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Parasites

11.

Which of the following describes a relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

a)

A) Mutualism

b)

B) Commensalism

c)

C) Parasitism

d)

D) Symbiosis

12.

Fill in the blank: In a _______ relationship, one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

d)

Predation

13.

What is the term for the different levels in a food chain, representing the flow of energy?

a)

Trophic Levels

b)

Food Web

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Niche

14.

Fill in the blank: The _______ includes all living and non-living things in a particular area.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Habitat

15.

Which term refers to the living components of an ecosystem?

a)

Abiotic factors

b)

Biotic factors

c)

Producers

d)

Decomposers

16.

Match the following.

a)

plant eater

1.

herbivore

b)

meat eater

2.

carnivore

c)

break down dead organic matter

3.

decomposer

d)

consumes both plants & animals

4.

omnivore

e)

consumes dead organisms

5.

scavanger

17.

Match the following

a)

all biotic and abiotic factors of an area

1.

Ecosystem

b)

all members of the same species in an area

2.

Population

c)

all the different species that live together

3.

Community

d)

one member of a species

4.

Organism

18.

These organisms do not make their own food. They get their energy from the eating other organisms

a)

Consumers

b)
Autotrophs
c)
Producers
d)
Decomposers