Environmental Science Quiz 4-1
 
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Environmental Science Quiz 4-1

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
Section 1  -  Ecosystems: Everything Is Connected
 

 1. 

Which of the following is an ecosystem?
a.
vacant lot
b.
oak forest
c.
coral reef
d.
all of the above
 

 2. 

The energy in most ecosystems comes from
a.
green plants.
b.
the sun.
c.
wind.
d.
the soil.
 

 3. 

The organisms most likely to belong to the same species are
a.
people at a football game.
b.
bacteria inside a person’s body.
c.
birds in a forest.
d.
organisms in a pond.
 

 4. 

Which of the following statements about an organism’s habitat is not true?
a.
Most organisms can survive if they are taken away from their habitat.
b.
An organism’s habitat is the place where it lives.
c.
A habitat has specific characteristics that an organism needs to live there.
d.
A habitat contains biotic and abiotic factors.
 

 5. 

The community of a pond is made up of all the
a.
biotic and abiotic factors.
b.
resources organisms need.
c.
habitats in and around the water.
d.
populations of fish, insects, and other living organisms.
 

Matching
 
 
Section 1  -  Ecosystems: Everything Is Connected

Choose the letter of the term or phrase that best matches the description.
a.
habitat
d.
species
b.
abiotic factors
e.
biotic factors
c.
population
 

 6. 

air, water, and rocks
 

 7. 

living organisms and dead organisms
 

 8. 

place where an organism lives
 

 9. 

black widow spiders
 

 10. 

all the black widow spiders in a certain area
 



 
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