Ecology 2

Ecology 2

Multiple Choice

A living organism that puts materials from dead  plants and animals back to the soil is called a ____________?

• carnivore
• decomposer
• herbivore
• omnivore

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Which are examples of consumers?

• grass and cows
• turtles and seaweed
• owls and bears
• sun and mushrooms

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From where do producers get their energy?

• the ground
• other animals
• decomposers
• the sun

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A red wolf is a __________ and a ________.

• producer and hunter
• consumer and carnivore
• decomposer and carnivore
• decomposer and omnivore

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Which are decomposers?

• humans
• trees
• red wolves
• worms

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What type of organism makes its own food?

• consumer
• carnivore
• producer
• animal

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What are organisms that use other organisms for food in order to gain energy?

• decomposers
• producers
• herbivores
• consumers

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Why is a racoon classified as an omnivore?

• A racoon eats only animals.
• A racoon eats only plants.
• A racoon makes its own food.
• A racoon eats plants and animals.

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Why is a deer classified as a herbivore?

• A deer makes its own food.
• A deer eats only plants.
• A deer eats only animals.
• A deer eats plants and animals.

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Vultures use their excellent sense of smell to find newly dead organisms to eat. This energy role is 

• scavenger
• decomposer
• carnivore
• herbivore

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Wild pigs eat leaves, plant roots, flowers, lizards, and snakes. This energy role is

• producer
• omnivore
• herbivore
• scavenger

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Aother word (a synonym) for a producer

• scavenger
• consumer
• autotroph
• heterotroph

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Elephants only eat leaves, fruit, nuts and grass. They are called __________.

• Omnivore
• Fortivore
• Herbivore
• Carnivore

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Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. They are called __________.

• Franivore
• Carnivore
• Herbivore
• Omnivore

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I am a...

• Fishivore
• Omnivore
• Carnivore
• Herbivore

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Humans are...

• Omnivores
• Peepivores
• Herbivores
• Carnivores

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__________ is an organism that only eats meat for energy.

• Omnivore
• Borivore
• Herbivore
• Carnivore

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__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.

• Carnivore
• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Terivore

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What is a decomposer?

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What animal is on the top of the food chain? 
*Remember Humans are on the top of all food chains because we do not get hunted. 

• Grass
• Grasshopper
• Mouse
• Owl

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Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?

• Plant
• Rabbit
• Mouse
• Hawk

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Which food chain is in the correct order?

• cat, grass, bird, snail
• bird, snail, grass, cat
• grass, snail, bird, cat
• grass, cat, bird, snail

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What is this called?

• Food Web
• Food Chain
• Abiotic Factors

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Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf

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An organism that lives by breaking apart dead animal and plants into simpler parts is...

• scavenger

• consumer

• decomposer

• carnivore

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What is a producer?

• Organism that creates their own food.

• Organism that eat other organisms for energy

• Organism that eat other dead organisms

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What is a producer? 

• Organism that creates their own food.
• Organism that eat other organisms for energy
• Organism that eat other dead organisms

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Which two animals below are primary consumers

• moth and ant

• mushroom and moth

• ant and hawk

• spider and mouse

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Using the food web how many organisms only eat producers?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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Using food web which organism is the top predator?

• octopus

• shark

• clam

• lobster

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If fish were poisoned which organism would be affected?

• algae

• phytoplankton

• clams

• octopus

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Using the food web what would happen if the eagle became extinct?

• The frog population would decrease.

• The frog population would increase.

• The butterfly population would increase.

• The snake population would decrease.

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Using the food web which of the following is a tertiary consumer?

• frog

• bird

• eagle

• worm

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Using the food web which of the following is a primary consumer?

• butterfy

• snake

• fox

• frog

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Which of the following is producer/autotroph?

• rabbit

• frog

• tree

• worm