NAME _______________________________________________ HOMEROOM ______________________
DATE __________________________
PARENT SIGNATURE & DATE (BONUS PTS.) ________________________________________________________________
UNDERSTANDING ECOSYSTEMS STUDY GUIDE
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct word or words that will answer each question. Feel free to use your science
textbook to help you (Chapter 5, Pages 196-235).
VOCABULARY
abiotic
biotic
community
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diversity
ecosystem
environment
habitat restoration
pollution
population
A group of the same kind of plant or animal, living in the same ecosystem
Harmful substances mixed with water, air, or soil
A measure of the number and variety of species in an ecosystem
The nonliving factors in an ecosystem
It includes all the living and nonliving things in an area.
Having to do with the living factors of an ecosystem
Work done to repair damaged ecosystems
All the groups of plants and animals living in the same ecosystem
All the living and nonliving things in an ecosystem interact to form this.
SCIENCE CONCEPTS AND UNDERSTANDING
10. ____________________________ is NOT an example of a nonliving part of an ecosystem.
11. An example of an abiotic factor is ______________________________________.
12. Ecosystems have the most diversity in a ______________________________________ climate.
13. If a cat population joins a barn community, then the ____________________________________
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14. If a city covers the top of a closed landfill with soil and plants trees, then this is an example of
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15. When oil drips from some cars onto a parking lot and rain then washes it into a pond where it
makes fish sick and kills them, then this is an example of _______________________________.
16. When Bittersweet vines grow quickly up trees and block light which causes the trees to die, then
this is an example of a __________________________________________________________.
17. When Meesha puts extra water and fertilizer on her lawn, which parts of the ecosystem will
change? _____________________________________________________________________
18. ___________________________________________ is an example of an abiotic factor.
19. _____________________________________ is NOT an abiotic factor. They are biotic.
20. The main idea behind planting trees in an area that has been logged is ____________________
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21. _____________________________________________________ is a TRUE statement about
an ecosystem.
22. _______________________________ has the greatest effect on an ecosystem.
23. Which climate zone is shown in Photo A?
Photo A
Photo B
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24. What type of factors does Photo B show?
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SCIENCE OPEN RESPONSE
People and Ecosystems
25. Think of ways people have harmed ecosystems and ways they have repaired them.
A. What are at least TWO ways people can harm ecosystems?
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B. What are at least THREE ways people repair ecosystems.
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C. What is one way you would like to help repair an ecosystem? Explain how your assistance
would affect populations in the ecosystem.
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