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Ecology Test (Biomes, Food Web, Biotic & Abiotic Factors)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which biome would you find giraffes and elephants?

a)

desert

b)

deciduous forest

c)

savanna

d)

tundra

2.

In which biome would you find permafrost? This is the layer of soil that is frozen all the time.

a)

coniferous forest (taiga)

b)

desert

c)

tundra

d)

grassland

3.

Which biome has the greatest amount of biodiversity? (the most different kinds of organisms)

a)

tundra

b)

grassland

c)

desert

d)

tropical rain forest

4.

Which biome is found around the equator where it is warm all year long?

a)

tundra

b)

tropical rain forest

c)

grassland

d)

coniferous forest (taiga)

5.

In this biome you will find: covers 75% of the Earth, has 1 cup of salt for every gallon of water and has over 9 million species that have not been identified by humans.

a)

Marine

b)

Freshwater

c)

Taiga

d)

Tundra

6.

In this biome you will find: very little water, lots of cactus and succulents and hot days and cold nights.

a)

Desert

b)

Taiga

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Marine

7.

Which biome is dominated by grasses and has very few trees or shrubs.

a)

Grassland

b)

Desert

c)

Rainforest

d)

Marine

8.

Which biome contains trees that generally lose their leaves in the fall?

a)

Grassland

b)

Deciduous Forest

c)

Taiga/Boreal Forest

d)

Tundra

9.

Which animal DOES NOT belong in the Grassland Biome?

a)

Ostrich

b)

Buffalo

c)

Zebra

d)

Penguin

10.
Which biome is home to jaguars, anacondas, leopards, gorillas, and poisonous tree frogs?
a)
Grasslands
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Rainforest
d)
Tundra
11.
Which biome produces over 50% of the world's oxygen?
a)
Rainforest
b)
Temperate Forest
c)
Grasslands
d)
Taiga
12.
What term is given by scientists to the living parts of an ecosystem?
a)
Biotic Factors
b)
Abiotic Factors
c)
Community
d)
Population
13.
We would NOT find this animal in the deciduous forest
a)
squirrel
b)
deer
c)
bear
d)
giraffe
14.

Which biome is characterized as having hot summers and cold winters, moderate rainfall, many grazing herbivores, and rich soil?

a)

Grasslands

b)

Tundra

c)

Desert

d)

Rainforest

15.

Which of the following would be found in the desert biome?

a)

mice, lizards, and elephants

b)

coyotes, lizards, and cacti

c)

wolves, black bears, and frogs

d)

monkeys, tree frogs, and toucans

16.

Which biome contains trees that lose their leaves in the fall?

a)

Temperate Deciduous Forest

b)

Tropical Rain Forest

c)

Savanna

d)

Coniferous Forest

17.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic 
c)
abiotic
d)
living
18.

What are biotic components of a biome?

a)

producers, consumers, and decomposers

b)

the sun, water and climate

c)

all parts of the biome including the sun, water, climate, plants and animals

19.

What is true about the tropical rainforest?

a)

It is cold and wet with gorillas and monkeys

b)

It is very dry and warm with mosquitoes and poison dart frogs

c)

There are 4 seasons

d)

Very wet and warm with poison dart frogs and spider monkeys

20.

The following animals are common to which land biome? (moose, elk, lynx, red deer, bobcat, mountain goat, grizzly bear, and gray wolf)

a)

Temperate Forest

b)

Tundra

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Taiga

21.

In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?

a)

The snakes will increase.

b)

The grasshoppers will decrease.

c)

The eagles will remain the same.

d)

The grasshoppers will increase.

22.

Which type of consumer is always a primary consumer?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Producer

23.

What is an example of a consumer getting energy from a consumer?

a)

a tree making food from sunlight

b)

a chipmunk eating seeds

c)

a fish eating insects

24.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff 
25.

Observe the food chain above. Which organism’s population would increase if finches were removed from the ecosystem?

a)

Grass

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk