Ecosystems Test Review

1) In a food chain, energy passes from one __________ to the next.

• ecoystem

• organism

• nutrient

• producer

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2) A _______________ is a living thing that breaks down plant and animal matter into simpler substances.

• nutrient

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

3) A ___________ eats other organisms in order to obtain energy.

• nutrient

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

4) A _______________ makes its own food using light energy from the sun.

• nutrient

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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5) How could you best classify the image below?

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• nutrient

6) Which facts are true about the organism pictured below? Select 3 that apply:

• It can create its own food.

• It contains nutrients that will eventually be passed on to other organisms.

• It survives by feeding on dead consumers.

• It may use water that has been a part of our ecosystem since the time of the dinosaurs.

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7) The energy animals need to survive originates from:

• rocks

• the sun

• soil

• the moon

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8) Which organisms below are decomposers Select all that apply:

• monkey

• mushroom

• worm

• seaweed

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The nutrients and energy from one organism are passed on when an organism consumes another.

• True

• False

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10) Which image belongs in the empty box  in the food chain?

• iguana

• cow

• worm

• grass

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