Ecosystem

Instructions: Answer the following questions.

1 (a) Green plants that can make their own food through photosynthesis are called as a .
(b) are organisms that breaks down dead organisms into simple materials. Two examples of
decomposers are and .

2 (a) State the role of organisms in the food chain below.

Leaf Caterpillar Frog Snake

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

(b) If all the frogs in the food chain in 2(a) have been caught, predict what will happen to the number of the
organisms below.
(i) Leaf :
(ii) Caterpillar :
(iii) Snake :

3 Several food chains interlink to form a .

4 Human activities such as uncontrolled , burning of and excessive use of

for agriculture and domestic uses disrupt the natural cycles such as carbon cycle, oxygen cycle
and water cycle.

5 (a) A is a natural living place for plants and animals.

(b) A is a group of organisms that live together in a habitat.
(c) A consists of several populations of animals and plants that live together and interact with
one another.
(d) An consists of several communities that interact with one another and with the physical
environment.

6 (a) is the organism that kills and eats other organisms.

(b) is the organism that is being eaten by a predator.

7 Based on the types of interactions between organisms, give the correct terms.

Terms Interaction between …

(a)
… different organisms that live together and interact with one another.

(b) … different organisms where one organism benefits from the other
whereas the other organism is not adversely affected.
(c) … different organisms where one organism benefits from the other
whereas the other organism is negatively affected.
(d) … two different organisms that live together in which both organism will
benefit.
(e)
… organisms in a habitat that compete for the same basic needs.
 8 State the types of interactions between organisms.
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(e) (f)

9 Symbiosis can be classified into , and .

10 (a) is the method in which a natural enemy is used to control the population of pest in an area.
(b) State two advantages of controlling pest using biological control.
1.
2.

11 (a) The population size of organisms is affected by , , and

change of weather such as .
(b) of animals to other places can the population size or organism in an
ecosystem.
(c) The animal population will the existing resources.