Test
Year 9 Ecosystem
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Preguntas del test (30)
1What is the area where a polar bear lives called?
- Athe igloo
- Bthe desert environment
- Cthe Arctic habitat
- Dthe winter habitat
2The conditions in an environment are caused by:
- Aphysical environment factors
- Bsummer factors and winter factors
- Cday factors and night factors
- Donly animal factors
3What does the word ‘adapted’ mean?
- Aa living thing is well suited to where it lives
- Ba living thing is not suited to where it lives
- Ca living thing cannot survive on its own
- Da plant that can live on the top of a mountain
4What does the word ‘distribution’ mean?
- Awhere organisms are found in a habitat
- Bthe total number of organisms living in a habitat
- Cthe different species that live in a habitat
- Dthe different tribes that live in a habitat
5The drawing shows a squirrel. Which feature shows that it is adapted to climbing vertical tree trunks?
- AA
- BB
- CC
- DD
6One of the most important adaptations for organisms living in hot, dry areas is:
- Ato wash regularly
- Bto not waste any water
- Cto have thick hair
- Dto have sharp claws
7Polar bears live in the Arctic. Why is their fur white?
- AWhite is the best colour for keeping cool.
- BOtherwise they would get muddled up with brown bears.
- CWhite is the best colour for keeping warm.
- DThey are not seen easily by animals that they hunt.
8One way in which fish are adapted to their habitat is:
- Athey breathe using gills.
- Bthey breathe using air holes.
- Cthey can be caught using a hook and a worm.
- Dthey die of old age or disease.
9Which of these is a seasonal change?
- AIt is warmer during the day.
- BIt is dark at night.
- CIt is colder in winter.
- DA daisy flower opens and closes again.
10What does the word ‘nocturnal’ mean?
- AThings that are cold.
- BAnimals that go to sleep for the winter.
- COrganisms that are active at night.
- DPlants that lose their leaves in winter.
11What does a rabbit do when winter comes?
- Ait hibernates
- Bit migrates
- Cit grows thick fur
- Dit dies
12What is a deciduous tree?
- AA tree that loses its leaves in winter.
- BA tree that keeps its leaves in winter.
- CA tree that never photosynthesises and only respires in summer.
- DA tree that grows extremely tall in cold weather.
13A herbivore is:
- Aan animal that only eats plants.
- Ban animal that only eats other animals.
- Can animal that eats both plants and animals.
- Da plant that eats other plants.
14The drawing shows a lion. Which feature of the lion is common to many predators but not to many prey?
- Ait has legs
- Bit has forward facing eyes
- Cthe colour of its hair camourflages it
- Dit has good eyesight
15Which feature of this animal suggests that it is prey for larger animals?
- Ait has spines on its body
- Bit has a long nose
- Cit comes out at night
- Dit feeds on insects
16This bird lives on the sea shore. Look at its beak. What do you think it feeds on?
- Alarge fish
- Bshellfish buried deep in the sand
- Cseaweed
- Dshellfish attached to the rocks
17Which of these food chains is the correct way to show grass being eaten by rabbits, and rabbits being eaten by foxes?
- Agrass <--> rabbit <--> fox
- Bfox --> rabbit --> grass
- Cgrass <-- rabbit <-- fox
- Dgrass --> rabbit --> fox
18In science, what is a ‘consumer’?
- ASomeone who watches Watchdog on television.
- BAn animal that eats other organisms.
- CA plant that does not need to eat anything.
- DA plant that starts a food chain.
19A gardener found that something had been eating his lettuces. Which of the following pieces of evidence is the best to show that rabbits were responsible?
- AThe gardener knows rabbits live in the area.
- BThe lettuces were eaten at night.
- CThere are rabbit droppings near the lettuces.
- DThe man at the pub said it must be rabbits.
20Which of these things do plants compete for?
oxygen water heat light
- Aall of them
- Bonly oxygen
- Coxygen and heat
- Dwater and light
21Look at these diagrams of birds’ feet. Which one is adapted for swimming on water?
- AA
- BB
- CC
- DD
22Look at these diagrams of birds' feet. Which one is adapted for catching other birds?
- AA
- BB
- CC
- DD
23Look at the picture of the seal. How is it adapted to living in the sea?
- AIt has whiskers
- BIt has flippers
- CIt has small eyes
- DIt has grey skin
24If the number of fish decreased in a habitat, what might happen to the number of seals in the habitat?
- AThe number may go down.
- BThe number may go up.
25Select the physical environmental factors that are found in a woodland habitat.
- Asunlight
- Bsnail
- Cwind
- Doak tree
- Ewood pigeon
- Frain
- Grabbit
- Hfox
- Ilog
- Jtemperature
26Where does all the energy in a food web come from originally?
- Athe grass
- Bthe sun
- Cheat
- Danimals
27Look at this drawing of a snowy owl. It lives in the Arctic. It makes its nest on the ground. Unlike many owls, it hunts smaller animals during the day. It has camouflaged feathers. It this an adaptation it has for hunting?
- Ayes
- Bno
28Which two organisms are in competition for their prey?
- Acaterpillar and aphid
- Bthrush and sparrowhawk
- Cspider and ladybird
- Dspider and thursh
29Select all the things that the apple tree might compete for with other plants around it.
- Alight
- Bwater
- Cair
- Dnutrients
- Ebirds
30Look at this drawing of a snowy owl. It lives in the Arctic. It makes its nest on the ground. Unlike many owls, it hunts smaller animals during the day. Select all the reasons you think it has feathers on its feet.
- Aheat insulation
- Bdecoration
- Cgrip on snow
- Dcamouflage
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- Test sobre Year 9 Ecosystem, creado por Archana RELAN el 27/04/2020.
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