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Ecosystems

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the name of the category that includes our atmosphere, water, and land

a)

Nonliving Factors

b)

Living Factors

2.

the cold ecosystem with very few trees, located farthest from the equator

a)

Tundra

b)

Desert

c)

Savannah

d)

Tropical Rainforest

3.

an organism’s home, the place that must provide everything that an organism needs to survive

a)

habitat

b)

biotic

c)

equator

d)

sedimentary rock

4.

the ecosystem with the most biodiversity, located closest to the equator

a)

Tropical Rainforest

b)

Tundra

c)

Tiaga

d)

Desert

5.

the organisms that use the energy from the sun to make their own food

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Herbivores

6.

the ecosystem that is home to grazing animals

a)

Grassland or Savanna

b)

Tiaga

c)

Tundra

d)

Desert

7.

the name for all living things, including Plants and Animals

a)

organisms

b)

consumers

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

8.

the word for only one organism

a)

individual

b)

population

c)

community

d)

niche

9.

the type of trees that stay green all year long

a)

evergreen

b)

deciduous

c)

decomposer

d)

tundra

10.

the type of teeth that are good for ripping meat

a)

pointed, jagged teeth

b)

flat teeth

11.

the gas needed by producers

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

chlorophyll

12.

the green chemical that absorbs sunlight

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

chlorophyll

13.

Mark the basic needs of animals

a)

air

b)

water

c)

food

d)

shelter

e)

room to grow

14.

the role, or job, that an organism has in the ecosystem

a)

niche

b)

habitat

c)

shelter

d)

biotic

15.

the gas needed by animals

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

chlorophyll

16.

the type of trees that stop producing chlorophyll in the cold winter months

a)

evergreen

b)

deciduous

c)

taiga

d)

tundra

17.

the ecosystem that received the least amount of rainfall

a)

desert

b)

tundra

c)

taiga

d)

savanna

18.

the ecosystem that has many evergreen trees, cold winters, mild summers, and forrest animals

a)

taiga

b)

tundra

c)

savanna

d)

tropical rain forest

19.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

reptiles

cactus

lichens

caribou

zebra

grass

Desert
Tundra
Savanna
20.

single celled aquatic plants

a)

algae

b)

moss

c)

lichens

d)

cactus

21.

Mark the organisms that are plants.

a)

algae

b)

moss

c)

lichens

d)

cactus

22.

Which organisms has a thick waxy stem to help prevent water loss.

a)

algae

b)

moss

c)

lichens

d)

cactus

23.

It looks like tiny grass, but it is not grass. It grows in moist areas.

a)

algae

b)

moss

c)

lichens

d)

cactus

24.

It looks like crusty scales and grows in places like on tree bark or boulders

a)

algae

b)

moss

c)

lichens

d)

cactus

25.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

evergreen trees

bears

owls

monkeys

palm trees

reptiles

Taiga
Tropical Rainforest
26.

Why are there very few trees in the Tundra?

a)

The soil is partially frozen all year.

b)

There's too much rainfall.

c)

There's too much direct sunlight.

d)

The temperatures are too high.

27.

Why do deciduous trees lose their leaves in the autumn?

a)

There is not enough direct sunlight for plants to continue producing chlorophyll and doing photosynthesis.

b)

There is too much direct sunlight, so the plants produce more chlorophyll.

c)

There is not enough indirect sunlight, so the plants produce more chlorophyll.

d)

The plants continue doing photosynthesis all year.

28.

Plants use ​ (a)   and release ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
carbon dioxide
oxygen
29.

Animals use (a)   and release​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
oxygen
carbon dioxide
30.

Mark two other names for GRASSLAND

a)

prairie

b)

savanna

c)

tundra

d)

taiga

31.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

insects

humans

moss

algae

bacteria

lichens

cactus

animals
plants
32.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

deserts

tropical rainforests

tundra

tiaga

polar regions

direct sunlight
indirect sunlight