Ecosystems Quiz

Question 1 of 20

1

What type of ecosystem is being shown here?

Select one of the following:

Coral reef
Deciduous forest
Tropical
Hot Desert

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

Label the ecosystems shown on the map.

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Hot desert

Tropical

Deciduous woodland

Coral Reef

Desertification

Semi-arid

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

Identify the ecosystems marked below.

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Deciduous woodland

Coniferous woodland

Savanna grassland

Tundra

Polar

Arctic

Tropical Rainforest

Temperate grassland

Desert

Mediterranean

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

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Up to ( 50, 70, 30, 90 )% of the rainforest's precipitation comes from its own evapotranspiration.

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

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Heavy rainfall creates ( a hardpan, nutrients, waterlogging ) in tropical rainforest soils.

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

What type of roots do rainforest trees have?

Select one of the following:

buttress roots
shallow roots
taproots
stilt roots

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

Rainforest soils are very fertile.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The primary reason for deforestation is ranching.

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

What is afforestation?

Select one of the following:

Replanting previously forested areas
Removing trees
Growing trees at home
Planting trees in new areas

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

Biotic means ❌ and abiotic means ❌.

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living

non-living

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Question 11 of 20

1

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Another name for temperate grasslands is ( prairies, savannah, monsoon forest, semi-arid ).

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

Which of the following does not affect ecosystem characteristics?

Select one of the following:

Longitude
Climate
Ocean currents
Altitude

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

Which animal was introduced into Yellowstone National Park to control the elk population?

Select one of the following:

Grey wolves
Grizzly bears
Mountain lions
Timber wolves

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

Which UK ecosystem is home to red deer?

Select one of the following:

Moorlands
Heathland
Mixed woodland
Wetland

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

The Lake District is an example of which type of ecosystem?

Select one of the following:

Wetlands
Moorlands
Mixed woodland
Heathland

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

Finite resources are renewable.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

Desert regions have lots of biodiversity.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Mediterranean ecosystems are found on the coast of continents.

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

Deforested areas are prone to soil erosion.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

The four layers of deciduous woodland in order from top to bottom are:
❌
❌
❌
❌

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Canopy

Sub-canopy

Herb

Ground

Emergents

Under-canopy

Forest floor

	Created by Antonia Blankenberg almost 7 years ago

The final learning resource in our ecosystem learning series, this ecosystems quiz provides an engaging way for you to test your knowledge on all the various global ecosystems, their characteristics and the threats to them.

Ecosystems Quiz

Question 1 of 20

What type of ecosystem is being shown here?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

Label the ecosystems shown on the map.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

Identify the ecosystems marked below.

Drag an answer into the correct orange point.

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

Up to 50 70 30 90( 50, 70, 30, 90 )% of the rainforest's precipitation comes from its own evapotranspiration.

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

Heavy rainfall creates a hardpan nutrients waterlogging( a hardpan, nutrients, waterlogging ) in tropical rainforest soils.

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

What type of roots do rainforest trees have?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

Rainforest soils are very fertile.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The primary reason for deforestation is ranching.

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

What is afforestation?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

Biotic means ❌ and abiotic means ❌.

Drag and drop to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

Another name for temperate grasslands is prairies savannah monsoon forest semi-arid( prairies, savannah, monsoon forest, semi-arid ).

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

Which of the following does not affect ecosystem characteristics?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

Which animal was introduced into Yellowstone National Park to control the elk population?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

Which UK ecosystem is home to red deer?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

The Lake District is an example of which type of ecosystem?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

Finite resources are renewable.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

Desert regions have lots of biodiversity.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Mediterranean ecosystems are found on the coast of continents.

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

Deforested areas are prone to soil erosion.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

The four layers of deciduous woodland in order from top to bottom are: ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌

Up to ( 50, 70, 30, 90 )% of the rainforest's precipitation comes from its own evapotranspiration.

Heavy rainfall creates ( a hardpan, nutrients, waterlogging ) in tropical rainforest soils.

Another name for temperate grasslands is ( prairies, savannah, monsoon forest, semi-arid ).

The four layers of deciduous woodland in order from top to bottom are:
❌
❌
❌
❌