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Ecosystems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A snake 
a)
ecosystem 
b)
organism 
c)
population 
2.
plants, rocks, air, sunlight, water, 
a)
ecosystem 
b)
population 
c)
community 
3.
all the snakes in the area 
a)
organism 
b)
ecosystem 
c)
population 
4.
The way living organisms interact with each other in a particular environment/community is called...
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Biome
c)
Habitat
d)
Abiotic
5.

What does this picture show?

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

6.

What change would most likely cause a deer to die or leave the woods?

a)

A rainstorm

b)

a snow storm

c)

a sinkhole

d)

a forest fire

7.

Heavy rains can cause flooding. Which animals would MOST likely thrive?

a)

deer

b)

mice

c)

cougars

d)

otters

8.

What can plants use to get water when there is a drought?

a)

Plants do not need water to live.

b)

Plants cannot move.

c)

Plants can get water with their roots underground.

d)

Plants take in oxygen.

9.

What can harm a habitat?

a)

Sun shining in the sky

b)

planting trees

c)

water pollution

d)

rain fall

10.

What would happen to the small fish in a food chain if the larger fish were taken out of the food chain.

a)

The population of the small fish would decrease because the larger fish that was eaten by the biggest fish would increase

b)

The population of the larger fish would increase

c)

Nothing it would stay the same.

d)

the population of the fish that the larger fish ate would be the same.

11.

What is the main source of energy originate in a food chain?

a)

The water

b)

The sun

c)

The cow

d)

the person

12.

Which pair of populations would most likely live in the same ecosystem

a)

parrots and polar bears

b)

dolphins and seaweeds

c)

Parrots and sharks

d)

deer and octopus

13.

Which organisms would be unable to escape and therefore perish from a fire?

a)

the deer

b)

the birds

c)

the tree

d)

the raccoon

14.

What would happen to this food chain if there was no grass?

a)

The grasshoppers would eat the mice, and the snakes would move away.

b)

The mice would have more grasshoppers to eat.

c)

The snake population would increase.

d)

The grasshopper population would decrease.

15.

The removal of which organism would cause all other populations to decrease?

a)

small ocean plants

b)

small ocean animals

c)

tuna

d)

shark

16.

What might happen to the rest of the food chain if there was an increase in the grasshopper population?

a)

The mouse population will decrease.

b)

The snake population will decrease.

c)

The hawk population will decrease.

d)

The grass population will decrease.

17.

What do organisms need to survive?

a)

Food, water, shelter, and air.

b)

Food and Air

c)

Water and Air

d)

Trees and Air

18.

Which physical characteristic of animals is most helpful to survival in desert ecosystems?

a)

Ability to store/save water in their bodies

b)

Thick fur

c)

Smooth, slippery skin

d)

Long claws

19.

Which of the following correctly shows how energy moves through a food chain?

a)

Sun → plants → plant eaters → meat eaters

b)

Sun → meat eaters → plants → plant eaters

c)

Sun → plant eaters → meat eaters → plants

d)

Sun → plants → meat eaters → plant eaters

20.

In this diagram below, which organism would have the MOST impact if removed from the food chain?

a)

Snake

b)

Hawk

c)

Mouse

d)

Plants