Ecosystems Worksheet. Year 7 Science
NAME:
1. Match each term with its meaning:
Term
Meaning
Ecology
Living things
Ecosystem
Non-living things
Biotic Factors
Populations of organisms living together in the same
habitat
Abiotic Factors
Groups of organisms of the same species in the same area
Population
The study of how living things interact with their
environment
Habitat
Organisation made up of living things non-living things
that interact with each other
Community
Place where an organism lives
2. Provide two examples of each of the following:
a. Abiotic Factor
b. Biotic Factor
3. Provide THREE biotic and/or abiotic factors that describe each of the
following ecosystems:
Example: High mountain/alpine – low oxygen, low temperature, limited plant
life
a. Ocean
b. Tropical Rainforest
c. Desert
4. Order the following in terms of their complexity, from simplest to most
complex:
Species, Cell, Ecosystem, Community, Population