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Ecosystems and Living Things

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A community of living things and non-living things that live and interact in a specific area.

a)

An ecosystem

b)

A habitat

2.

The place where a particular living thing grows or lives.

a)

An ecosystem

b)

A habitat

3.

It can be terrestrial, aquatic or artificial.

a)

An ecosystem

b)

A habitat

4.

Both, ecosystems and habitats, include non-living things such as soil, air, water, sunlight, temperature and climate.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

It is always larger and includes many living things.

a)

An ecosystem

b)

A habitat

6.

It is always smaller and includes one or few living things.

a)

An ecosystem

b)

A habitat

7.

It is made up of all living organisms of the same species in an area.

a)

An individual

b)

A population

c)

A community

8.

It is a particular living thing in a habitat.

a)

An individual

b)

A population

c)

A community

9.

It is made up of all the populations in an area interacting with each other and with their physical environment.

a)

An individual

b)

A population

c)

A community

10.

They are located in cold areas. They are home to evergreen trees, such as pines and to animals such as deer and foxes.

a)

Mediterranean forests

b)

Temperate deciduous forests

c)

Coniferous forests

11.

They are found mostly in areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The flora and fauna there include cork oaks and thyme and hawks and lynx.

a)

Mediterranean forests

b)

Temperate deciduous forests

c)

Coniferous forests

12.

They are dominated by trees such as oaks and maples, which lose their leaves every winter. They are home to squirrels and rodents.

a)

Mediterranean forests

b)

Temperate deciduous forests

c)

Coniferous forests

13.

Order the pictures to show the food chain.

a)

1-3-2

4-5-6

b)

6-3-1

2-4-5

c)

2-3-1

6-5-4

14.

It is made up by interconnected food chains within an ecosystem.

a)

A food chain

b)

A food web

c)

Both (a food chain and a food web)

15.

It contains more than one food chain.

a)

A food chain

b)

A food web

c)

Both (a food chain and a food web)

16.

It represents the different levels of a feeding relationship within an ecosystem.

a)

A food chain

b)

A food web

c)

Both (a food chain and a food web)

17.

It shows the way energy can be represented in an ecosystem.

a)

A food chain

b)

A food web

c)

Both (a food chain and a food web)

18.

Study the relationship between the animals in the food web. The deer only eats grasses.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Study the relationship between the animals in the food web. This is a food chain.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Study the relationship between the animals in the food web. Squirrels eat acorns from the oak trees.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Study the relationship between the animals in the food web. Snails are secondary consumers.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Study the relationship between the animals in the food web. The hawk is a tertiary consumer.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Study the relationship between the animals in the food web. There are four primary consumers.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Study the relationship between the animals in the food web. One animal is both predator and prey.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

It is an example of commensalism.

a)

A rabbit that is eating grass.

b)

A squirrel that is living in a hole in a tree.

26.

A snail is _?_ , it has a shell.

a)

an insect

b)

a crustacean

c)

an arachnid

d)

a gastropod

e)

a cephalopod

27.

An earthworm is _?_ , it does not have any legs or an exoskeleton.

a)

an insect

b)

a crustacean

c)

an arachnid

d)

an annelid

e)

a cephalopod

28.

A dragonfly is _?_ with wings.

a)

an insect

b)

a crustacean

c)

an arachnid

d)

an annelid

e)

a cephalopod

29.

A sea urchin is _?_ , it has spines all over its body.

a)

a cnidarian

b)

a crustacean

c)

an arachnid

d)

an echinoderm

e)

a cephalopod

30.

A jellyfish is _?_ , its body is 95% water.

a)

a cnidarian

b)

a crustacean

c)

an arachnid

d)

an echinoderm

e)

a cephalopod

31.

A spider is _?_ , it is not an insect.

a)

a cnidarian

b)

a crustacean

c)

an arachnid

d)

an echinoderm

e)

a cephalopod

32.

An octopus is _?_ , it does not have a backbone.

a)

a cnidarian

b)

a crustacean

c)

an arachnid

d)

an echinoderm

e)

a cephalopod

33.

A lobster is _?_ , it has an exoskeleton.

a)

a cnidarian

b)

a crustacean

c)

an arachnid

d)

an echinoderm

e)

a cephalopod

34.

All organisms in the monera kingdom are unicellular.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Yeast and fungus belong to the _?_ kingdom.

a)

plant

b)

fungus

36.

Plants absorb _?_ and release _?_ through photosynthesis.

a)

carbon dioxide - oxygen

b)

oxygen - carbon dioxide

37.

Most scientists consider viruses to be _?_ .

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

38.

Most protists _?_ .

a)

are aquatic

b)

live on land

39.

Animals get _?_ by feeding on other living things.

a)

electricity

b)

energy

40.

Choose the correct sentence about fungi:

a)

All fungi are unicellular.

b)

All fungi are multicellular.

c)

Some fungi are unicellular but others are multicellular.

41.

Vertebrates are _?_ organisms that cannot make their own food.

a)

unicellular

b)

multicellular

42.

Vertebrates are _?_ .

a)

heterotrophs

b)

autotrophs

43.

Vertebrates can be herbivores, carnivores or omnivores.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

_?_ have an internal skeleton with a backbone and a skull to protect the brain.

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

45.

_?_ are animals that do not have a backbone.

a)

Vertebrates

b)

Invertebrates

46.

_?_ reproduce sexually by growing seeds.

a)

Flowering plants

b)

Non-flowering plants

47.

_?_ grow fruit with seeds inside.

a)

Angiosperms

b)

Gymnosperms

48.

_?_ grow their seeds inside hard cones.

a)

Angiosperms

b)

Gymnosperms

49.

_?_ are called evergreens because they do not lose their leaves in autumn.

a)

Angiosperms

b)

Gymnosperms

50.

Pine and spruce trees are examples of _?_ .

a)

Angiosperms

b)

Gymnosperms

51.

Apple and cherry trees are examples of _?_ .

a)

Angiosperms

b)

Gymnosperms

52.

_?_ reproduce asexually.

a)

Flowering plants

b)

Non-flowering plants

53.

Mosses and ferns grow _?_ .

a)

seeds

b)

spores

54.

_?_ live in wet areas with shade.

a)

Mosses

b)

Ferns

55.

We usually find ferns in _?_ habitats.

a)

wet

b)

dry

56.

Choose the correct sentence about mosses:

a)

Mosses have lots of tiny roots.

b)

Mosses do not have roots.

57.

_?_ form a soft layer on rocks and trees.

a)

Mosses

b)

Ferns

58.

This picture represents _?_ .

a)

deforestation caused by human activity

b)

ocean pollution caused by human activity

59.

This picture represents _?_ .

a)

deforestation caused by human activity

b)

ocean pollution caused by human activity