Y8 Ecosystem

In a food chain what is an apex predator?

• The animal at the bottom of the food chain
• An animal that has no predators
• An animal that has 6 predators
• An animal that eats only plants

What is a decomposer?

• Obtains its nutrition by eating other animals
• Produces its own food using the process of photosynthesis
• Eats plants and animals
• Gets its energy from the break down of plant and animal material

What is an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism?

• Predator
• Prey
• Competition
• Adaptation

What is the adaptation from this list that a camel doesn’t have?

• 1. Bushy eyebrows and eyelashes
• 2. A large surface area to maximise heat loss
• 3. Water stored in their hump so they can go for a long time without drinking
• 4. Large, flat feet

What is biodiversity?

• 1. The variation of different organisms in a habitat.
• 2. Physical weathering.
• 3. An organism that can only eat meat.
• 4. Rising sea levels.

What features in the camel that stop from sand get to its eyes?

• Eyelashes
• Eyes
• Eyebrows
• Large feet

 What is a grass snake?

• Apex predator
• Primary consumer
• Producer
• Prey

Orangutans eat fruit, bark and insects. What would it be called?

• Producer
• Carnivore
• Herbivore
• Omnivore

Which of these is in the correct order?

• Primary consumer, producer, Tertiary consumer, Secondary consumer
• Producer, Primary consumer, Secondary consumer, Tertiary consumer
• Tertiary consumer, Secondary consumer, Primary consumer, Producer<br />
• Primary consumer, Secondary Consumer, Producer, Tertiary consumer

What is the source of energy for all food chains?

• The moon
• The sun
• Plants
• Water