Investigating an Ecosystem
By G Davidson
1. The place where an organism lives is called its:
community
ecosystem
habitat
population
2. A is made up of all the plants and animals living in a particular ecosystem.
3. Which of the following is a biotic factor?
pH
moisture
food
light
4. What do we call the piece of apparatus used to estimate plant abundance?
5. A Tullgren funnel is used to trap tiny organisms from the soil.
True
False
6. A is a group of organisms of the same species.
7. If we use a quadrat of 0.25m2, how many would it take to cover a field of 20m x 30m?
2400
240
600
6000
8. In order to identify organisms we would use a .
9. What do we call the measure of water vapour in the air?
10. What would you use to trap small invertebrates on the surface of the ground?
Tullgren funnel
Sweep net
Pitfall trap
Pond net