Uniyals Academy

Ecosystem

Name____________________
1. Complete the following by using correct option.
a. Air, water, minerals, soil are......................... factors of an ecosystem.
( physical, organic, inorganic)
b. River, ponds, ocean are ................................. ecosystem. (land, aquatic, synthetic)
c. Man is ....................... in an ecosystem. (producer, consumer, decomposer)
2. Match the following 
    Producers     Ecosystem
a. Cactus  1. Forest
b. Aquatic plants  2. Creek
c. Mangroves  3. Aquatic
d. Pine  4. Desert
3. Give my information
a. Ecosystem   b. Food web
4. Differentiate among primary, secondary and tertiary consumers. Give one example each in a
food chain.
5. Define the term (a) Flora and (b) Fauna
6. List any three members each of the flora and fauna of tropical rain forests.
7. Define the following terms and give two examples in each case.

(a) Symbiosis (b) Parasitism (c) Predation

8. Put a tick mark against the correct alternative in the following statements:
a. The term “ecosystem” is derived from the Greek word “oikos” meaning.
Body weight Food House Size
b. Rat in any food chain would occupy the position of
Tertiary consumer Secondary consumer Primary consumer Producer
c. Evergreen broad-leaved trees are characteristic of
Tropical rainforest Temperate deciduous forest
Coniferous forests All of the above types of forests.
d. The number of steps in a food chain can never be more than
Four Five Six Seven
9. Mention if the following statements are True (T) or False (F):
a. Snakes are primary consumers.
b. Some humans are strictly primary consumers while others are secondary or tertiary consumers as
well.
c. No ecosystem can survive without light.
d. Cattle go to ponds for drinking water, so they are a constituent of pond ecosystem.
Match the items in Column I with as many items as possible in Collumn II.

Column I Column II
1. Deer (i) Autotroph
2. Parrot (ii) Ecosystem
3. Cobra (iii) Pond
4. Pine tree (iv) Deciduous Forests
5. Grasshopper (v) Parasite
(vi) Carnivore
(vii) Producer
10. Rewrite the following in their correct sequence in a food chain:
(a) Snake - Grasshopper - Grass - Frog
(b) Grass - Tiger - Deer
(c) Snake - Peacock - Rat - Wheat