Want to see correct answers?
Login or join for free!
  Biology Worksheets
Looking for Biology worksheets?
Check out our pre-made Biology worksheets!
Share/Like This Page
Filter By Grade

You are browsing Grade 8 questions. View questions in All Grades.

Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 College Graduate

Browse Questions

Eighth Grade (Grade 8) Ecology Questions

You can create printable tests and worksheets from these Grade 8 Ecology questions! Select one or more questions using the checkboxes above each question. Then click the add selected questions to a test button before moving to another page.

Previous Page 1 of 14 Next
Grade 8 Biotic and Abiotic
Environmental influences like water and sunlight are                  .
  1. nonliving
  2. living
  3. growing
  4. none of the above
Grade 8 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
A community of organisms living together with their physical environment is a(n)                .
  1. biome.
  2. biosphere.
  3. ecosystem.
  4. atmosphere.
Grade 8 Food Chains and Webs
What is the purpose of a food chain?
  1. shows what organisms eat which foods
  2. shows the importance of the Sun's energy
  3. depicts the predator/prey relationships between organisms
  4. shows the transfer of energy between trophic levels
Grade 8 Conservation and Biodiversity
The illegal killing or removal of wildlife from their habitats is                      .
  1. poaching
  2. habitat destruction
  3. habitat fragmentation
  4. deforestation
Grade 8 Food Chains and Webs
A gazelle eats grass and is later eaten by a tiger. Which is the prey?
  1. lion
  2. tiger
  3. grass
  4. gazelle
Grade 8 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
The pond where a catfish lives is best described as a(n)
  1. habitat.
  2. population.
  3. ecosystem.
  4. organism.
Grade 8 Food Chains and Webs
Organisms that exclusively feed on producers are
  1. herbivores.
  2. omnivores.
  3. carnivores.
  4. predators.
Grade 8 Biotic and Abiotic
What is a biotic factor in a prairie dog ecosystem? (Select all that apply.)
  1. grass and other plants that the prairie dog eats
  2. hawks, ferrets, and other animals that hunt prairie dogs
  3. the soil that provides the prairie dog with a home
  4. worms, fungi, and bacteria that also live in the soil
Grade 8 Biogeochemical Cycles
Which cycle most likely includes sunlight, photosynthesis, and respiration?
  1. water cycle
  2. carbon cycle
  3. oxygen cycle
  4. nitrogen cycle
Grade 8 Food Chains and Webs
What is a model that shows ALL the feeding relationships in an ecosystem?
  1. habitat
  2. food web
  3. food chain
  4. biosphere
Grade 8 Communities, Populations, and Ecosystems
Which series lists the levels of organization in an ecosystem from the smallest unit to the largest?
  1. population, organism, community, ecosystem
  2. organism, population, ecosystem, community
  3. organism, community, population, ecosystem
  4. organism, population, community, ecosystem
Grade 8 Biomes
The largest biome is the
  1. tundra.
  2. taiga.
  3. temperate deciduous forest.
  4. temperate rain forest.
  5. tropical rain forest.
  6. desert.
Previous Page 1 of 14 Next