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