Energy in Ecosystems

Multiple Choice

The organism that does the hunting is called ______ and the organism being consumed is called ______

• Prey, Predator

• Prey, Symbiotic

• Predator, Prey

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents a symbiotic relationship?

• A male and female beaver work on collecting food for the home.

• Two male red-winged blackbirds fight over territory.

• A remora attaches to the body of a shark and feeds on scraps when the shark eats.

• A school of fish swim down stream to look for food.

Multiple Choice

Ostriches and gazelles gather food in areas close to each other. They have different visual abilities so they are able to help warn each other when predators are nearby. They help each other avoid danger.

What type of relationship is being represented above?

• Parasitic because one organism is benefited and the other one is harmed

• Mutualistic because they are both receiving a benefit

• Communalistic because one organism is benefited and the other one is harmed

• Mutualistic because only only is receiving benefit and the other is not harmed or benefited

Multiple Choice

The Monarch butterfly and the milkweed plants have a unique relationship. The butterfly gets a place to lay eggs but the plant doesn't get anything in return.

A student in Ms.Martin's class states that the milkweed and butterfly share a parasitic relationship. Is Ms. Martin's student statement true or false?

• True, because the milkweed is not getting benefit

• False, because the milkweed is not getting harmed.

• True, because neither is getting harmed

• False, because it should be a mutualistic relationship

Categorize

Options (6)

Rose Bush

Oak Tree

Red bird

Fox

Earthworm

Seaweed

Put each organism into the correct category

Producer

Consumer

Decomposer

Match

Match the following

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivore

only eat producers/plants.

only eat consumers/meat

eat both producers and consumers

• only eat producers/plants.

• only eat consumers/meat

• eat both producers and consumers

Multiple Choice

What is the main role of consumers in an ecosystem?

• To produce oxygen

• To break down dead organisms

• To create their own food from sunlight

• To obtain energy by eating other organisms

Multiple Choice

What would happen if all the decomposers suddenly disappeared from an ecosystem?

• The ecosystem would have more energy

• Dead organisms would pile up

• Producers would grow faster

• Consumers would have more food

Multiple Choice

When looking at a energy pyramid these organisms will always be found at the bottom.

• Producers

• Primary Consumers

• Secondary Consumers

Multiple Choice

If a deer goes to consume grass in the forest, how much energy from the grass is the deer obtaining?

• 100%

• 20%

• 30%

• 10%

Multiple Choice

Where does the producers get their energy?

• Gravity

• Other producers

• Consumers

• The Sun

Multiple Choice

The arrows in a food chain or a food web represent the direction of ___

• Food

• Energy flow

• flow of gravity

Multiple Choice

What are always the last organisms in a food web/food chains

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

Multiple Choice

What trophic level would the bird belong to?

• Level One

• Level Two

• Level Three

• Level Four

Multiple Choice

Question One

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Question Two

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Question Three

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Question 4

• A

• B

• C

• D

Poll

How do you feel about today's lesson

• Level 4: I understood 100% of what you taught

• Level 3: I understood about 80%, but I want more practice

• Level 2: I understood about 50% and I need help

• Level 1: I understood about 25% and I need to see you now, I AM SO LOST!