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Sol Ecosystems

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An ecosystem is made up of _______ and ________ things.
a)
Living and nonliving
b)
Alive and dead
c)
Plants and animals
d)
Land and water
2.
What does the word organism mean?
a)
Living thing
b)
Nonliving thing
c)
Organs in your body
d)
Organ player
3.
Which of these is NOT an example of an ecosystem?
a)
Rainforest
b)
A city
c)
Desert
d)
Deep ocean
4.
What is the name for all the animals of the same species living in an ecosystem?
a)
Population
b)
Community
5.
A consumer?
a)
Makes its own food
b)
Eats dead plants and animals
c)
Eats plants and other animals for energy
d)
Buys toys for kids
6.

All consumers depend on ________ for food.

a)

decomposers

b)

other consumers

c)

producers

d)

stars

7.

A tree is an example of a _______________.

a)

consumer

b)

decomposer

c)

producer

8.

Humans are considered _______________.

a)

consumers

b)

decomposers

c)

producers

9.

An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material, or waste is a ________________.

a)

consumer

b)

decomposer

c)

producer

10.
What is the name for all the living things in an ecosystem?
a)
Population
b)
Community
11.

What type of ecosystem would a desert be?

a)

aquatic

b)

terrestrial

12.
Populations contain more than one member of the species. Which one of these is a population?
a)
Deer and mice
b)
10 squirrels
c)
squirrel
d)
squirrel, deer, and mice
13.

Which type of ecosystem is this?

a)

Open Ocean

b)

Coral Reef

c)

Lake

d)

River

14.

Bacterias are usually

a)

Consumers

b)

Producers

c)

Decomposers

15.

Ecosystems are composed of both living and nonliving things.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Describe a rainforest ecosystem.

a)

rains everyday

b)

less trees

c)

hot and dry

d)

many tress

17.
A mushroom is a 
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
18.

Which of the following is a saltwater ecosystem?

a)

Oceans

b)

River

c)

Ponds

d)

Lakes

19.

Swamps, marshes, and rivers are all examples of ____________ ecosystems.

a)

Saltwater

b)

Oceans

c)

Freshwater

d)

Tropical Rainforest

20.

The swamp is a ___________.

a)

Terrestrial Ecosystem

b)

Aquatic Ecosystem

21.

The pond is a ___________.

a)

Terrestrial Ecosystem

b)

Aquatic Ecosystem

22.

The grassland is a ___________.

a)

Terrestrial Ecosystem

b)

Aquatic Ecosystem

23.

The stream is a ___________.

a)

Terrestrial Ecosystem

b)

Aquatic Ecosystem