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Multiple Choice

The average length of an adult's digestive system is about _________.

• 4 feet

• 12 feet

• 30 feet

• 25 inches

Multiple Choice

When does digestion begin?

• When the enzymes change starches into sugar.

• When you begin chewing the food in your mouth.

• After you swallow.

• When you feel full.

Open Ended

Using the chart on page A33, give an example of a CARBOHYDRATE.

Open Ended

Using the chart on page A33, give an example of a CARBOHYDRATE.

Open Ended

Now give an example of a PROTEIN.

Open Ended

Where do we get our VITAMINS & MINERALS from?

Open Ended

Lastly, what are some sources for FATS?

Multiple Choice

After a large Thanksgiving meal, about how long will it take until your stomach is completely empty again?

• about 6-8 minutes

• about 6-8 hours

• about 6-8 seconds

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a dairy product?

• meat

• bread

• watermelon

• milk

Multiple Choice

How does Calcium help our body?

• develops red blood cells

• builds our muscles

• build strong bones and teeth

• helps eyesight

Multiple Choice

Which of the following foods is NOT a protein?

• eggs

• milk

• chicken

• noodles

Multiple Choice

You just had a hard work out and your muscles are sore.

Which nutrient should you be trying to get to repair your muscles?

• carbohydrates

• protein

• fat

• water

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are proteins?

• Lettuce
• Strawberries
• Tortillas
• Beans and eggs

Multiple Choice

Which nutrient insulates the body against the cold and protects internal organs?

• Proteins
• Fats
• Minerals
• Nutrients

Multiple Choice

A diet lacking in ___________ leads to the development of a disease known as scurvy.

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

Multiple Choice

You might end up with very weak bones without sufficient quantities of this Vitamin

• vitamin B

• vitamin C

• vitamin D

• vitamin K

Multiple Choice

Milk, cheese and yogurt are all good source of_____

• Calcium
• Vitamin C
• Protein
• Vitamin B

Multiple Choice

5. What form of nutrients could we get from food shown here?

• Fats

• Vitamins

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

Multiple Choice

6. What form of energy can we get from the food shown in the picture?

• Fats

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Vitamins

Multiple Choice

can be stored in the fats of the body

• Water-Soluble Vitamins

• Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Multiple Choice

cannot be stored in the body and must be supplied in daily life

• Water-Soluble Vitamins

• Fat-Soluble Vitamins

Multiple Choice

the process of mechanical and chemical breakdown, where by large food molecules are broken down into simpler molecules that can be absorbed by the body cells.

• Ingestion

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Elimination

Multiple Choice

the process in which digested food materials are absorbed by the body cells converted into new protoplasm or used to provide energy.

• Ingestion

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Elimination

Multiple Choice

Which category do lions, tigers, and pumas fit best into? 

• carnivores
• producers
• herbivores
• omnivores

Examine the diagram

What is the role of the fungi?

Multiple Choice

What is the role of the fungi?

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• decomposer

• carnivore

• consumer

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are the main producers of marine ecosystems?

• phytoplankton

• plants

• bacteria

• zooplankton

Use the food chain to answer the questions that follow....

Multiple Choice

Which organism is the producer of this ecosystem?

• phytoplankton

• krill

• fish

• leopard seal

Multiple Choice

Which organism is the producer of this ecosystem?

• phytoplankton

• krill

• fish

• leopard seal

Multiple Choice

Which organism is the herbivore?

• phytoplankton

• krill

• fish

• leopard seal

Multiple Choice

Which organism is the secondary consumer?

• phytoplankton

• krill

• fish

• leopard seal

Multiple Choice

Which organism is the apex predator?

• phytoplankton

• krill

• fish

• leopard seal

Multiple Choice

Where do plants get their energy from?

• Rocks

• Water

• Oxygen

• The Sun

Multiple Choice

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf

Multiple Choice

The direction of the flow of energy in a food web is represented by ___.

• Light bulbs
• Dotted Lines
• Arrows
• Bubbles

Multiple Choice

Energy Pyramid

• - The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.

• - A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.

• - A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.

• - The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings.

Multiple Choice

- An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.

• Ecosystems

• Consumers

• Predators

• Decomposers

Multiple Choice

How much energy is passed on in an energy pyramid?

• 100%

• 20%

• 10%

• 0%

Multiple Choice

If an arrow points from a rabbit to a fox it means

• The energy is going from the rabbit to the fox when it eats it.

• The energy is going from the fox to the rabbit when the fox eats the rabbit.

Multiple Select

What is eating the grasshopper? Choose all that apply.

• Owls

• Birds

• grains

Multiple Select

What are the birds eating? Choose all that apply.

• grasses

• grains

• grasshoppers

• foxes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a producer in the web?

• owl

• carrot

• rabbit

• birds

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a herbivore in the web?

• mice

• fox

• owls

• birds

Multiple Choice

How many herbivores are shown in the web?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 9

Multiple Select

What are autotrophs

• organisms that produce their own food

• producers

• organisms that consume what they eat

• consumers

Multiple Choice

What is always on the bottom level of energy pryamid?

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• autotrophs (producers)

• heterotrophs (consumers)

Multiple Select

What happens to 90% of the energy in each trophic level?

• It turns into chemical energy

• It is lost as heat.

• It is used for metabolic processes

• All of the energy is used and none of it moves to another level

Multiple Choice

Why are mushrooms important to the food chain?

• They recycle nutrients into the ecosystem.

• They produce food energy for other living things.

• They recycle oxygen into the atmosphere.

• They consume excess herbivores in the ecosystem.

Multiple Choice

What might happen to the organisms in the food web below if the number of phytoplankton and vegetation drastically decreased?

• The small fish and wading birds would be affected.

• Only the small fish would be affected.

• The small fish, bivalves, and invertebrates would be affected.

• The entire food web would be affected.

Multiple Choice

Identify each correct food chain that demonstrates the energy flow of the food web.

• Snail ⇨ plant ⇨ lizard ⇨ eagle

• Plant ⇨ bluebird ⇨ eagle

• Eagle ⇨ bluebird ⇨ lizard

• Plant ⇨ eagle ⇨ rabbit