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ACP Review Food, Energy, Photosynthesis

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 4hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.
a)
the Earth
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
the food we eat/make
2.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
Carbon dioxide and water
b)
Carbon dioxide and oxygen
c)
Glucose and oxygen
d)
Glucose and water
3.
Autotroph or heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
4.
Autotroph or heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
5.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
6CO2 + 6H2O --> 6O+ C6H12O6
b)
6CO+ C6H12O6 + 6H2O --> O
c)
6O2 + 6H2O --> 6CO+ C6H12O6
d)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ---> 6H2O + 6CO2 
6.
Plants need ________ for photosynthesis
a)
oxygen
b)
soil
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
sugar
7.
Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
8.
Using carbon dioxide and water to create glucose and oxygen is
a)
photosynthesis
b)
respiration
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
9.
Where does photosynthesis occur?
a)
mitochondria
b)
stomata
c)
xylem
d)
chloroplast
10.
Which organelle performs PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
ribosomes
d)
vacuoles
11.
What is the pigment in chloroplasts that performs photosynthesis?
a)
Chlorosynthesis
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
ADP
d)
Electron Transport
12.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
13.
A community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment makes up a 
a)
food web
b)
ecosystem
c)
food chain
14.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
15.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
16.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
17.
An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a 
a)
predator
b)
prey
18.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
19.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a 
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
20.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish
21.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
22.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
23.
Based on the food web, which shows correctly the one way that energy flows?
a)
Plant -->Rat -->Owl
b)
Plant <--Rat <-- Owl
24.
In this food web, which two organisms could be harmed if the mouse population were to decrease?
a)
Deer and caterpillar
b)
Wolf and snake
c)
Oak and grass
d)
Hawk and songbird
25.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
26.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
27.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
28.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
29.
Which of the following organisms in the food web is a producer?
a)
Giant Panda
b)
Snow Leopard
c)
Mushroom
d)
Bamboo
30.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
a)
Frog, Dragon Fly and snake
b)
Frog, trout and dragon fly
c)
Frog, salamander and trout
d)
Frog and phytoplankton
31.
The fox in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Tertiary Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
32.
The mouse in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Primary Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Tertiary Consumer
d)
Secondary Consumer
33.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source. 
34.
What is missing from this food chain?
Grass > Grasshopper > Bird > Snake
a)
Producer
b)
Primary Consumer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Decomposer
35.
Which animal is not the apex predator but, a predator to a mouse?
a)
hawk
b)
rabbit
c)
snake
d)
grass
36.
How are a food web and a food chain related?
a)
A food chain is made up of several overlapping food webs.
b)
They aren't related.
c)
A food web is composed of several overlapping food chains.
37.
Only ____% of the Earth's water is fresh water.
a)
90%
b)
97%
c)
3%
d)
50%
38.
An animal, such as a vulture, which searches for and consumes dead tissue is known as?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Scavenger
39.
Autotrophs make up the _______ level in all ecosystems.
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
40.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
41.
In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
42.
The deer, grasshopper, and bird are all examples of which type of consumers on this food pyramid?
a)
decomposers
b)
omnivores
c)
carnivore
d)
herbivore
43.
Which is a decomposer?
a)
deer
b)
tall grass
c)
lion
d)
worm
44.
Which is a producer?
a)
deer
b)
tall grass
c)
lion
d)
worm
45.
Identify the consumer.
a)
Tree
b)
Owl
c)
Sun
d)
Rose
46.
How does energy transfer in the trophic levels of a food pyramid?
a)
Energy doesn't transfer.
b)
Energy increases as it goes up.
c)
Energy decreases as it goes up.
d)
Energy stays the same.
47.
In this food web, which two organisms could be harmed if the mouse population were to decrease?
a)
Deer and caterpillar
b)
Wolf and snake
c)
Oak and grass
d)
Hawk and songbird
48.
What is prey
a)
An animal that gets eaten
b)
An animal that eats others
c)
A plant
49.
What is a predator
a)
An animal that eats others
b)
An animal that gets eaten
50.
If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?
a)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
51.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in the producers gets passed to the herbivores?
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
90%
52.
Which of the following is not a decomposer
a)
Vulture
b)
Fungus
c)
Worm
d)
Bacteria
53.
What term best describes the vole, the small rodent, in this image?
a)
Prey
b)
Predator
c)
Producer
d)
Competition
54.
Chickens will eat both insects and seeds. Which term best describes this feeding pattern?
a)
Omnivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Producer
55.
Which organism is a producer?
a)
mouse
b)
phytoplankton
c)
fox
d)
vulture
56.
A fox is an example of...
a)
Biotic Factor
b)
Abiotic Factor
57.
True or False. In this Food Web Pyramid Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Secondary Consumer
58.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in each level gets lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?
a)
80%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
20%
59.
This diagram shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.
a)
Energy Pyramid
b)
Food Web
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Food Chain
60.
The diagram represents a pyramid of energy in an ecosystem.  Which level would most likely contain members of the plant kingdom?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
61.
Which organism in figure 1 contains the most available energy?
a)
plants
b)
mountain lions
c)
hawks
d)
none of the above
62.
The diagram is intended to show relationships in an ecosystem. What do the arrows represent?
a)
The direction of population migration
b)
Differences in dietary habits
c)
Progressively smaller organisms
d)
The direction of the energy flow
63.
The diagram represents different levels of a marine food pyramid. Between which two levels is the greatest amount of energy transferred
a)
R and Q
b)
S and R
c)
T and S
d)
U and T
64.
A food pyramid represent the relative amount of energy in trophic levels. Which of the following correctly shows a food pyramid?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
65.
Which of the following best describes the small bird in the food web above?
a)
primary and secondary consumer
b)
secondary and tertiary consumer
c)
primary consumer only
d)
secondary consumer only
66.
Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?
a)
There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
b)
There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
c)
There would be a decrease in the mice population.
d)
There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.
67.
Which organism has the most energy and which organism has the least amount of energy? Choose the best answer. 
a)
mosquito and grass
b)
mouse and grass
c)
grass and owl
d)
grass and small bird
68.
In the food pyramid above, which organisms would capture the least amount of energy captured by the producers in their food chains?
a)
gopher snake
b)
yuccas
c)
fennec fox
d)
wild burro
69.
The energy role that break down biotic wastes and dead organisms is?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Scavenger
d)
Decomposer
70.
This type of consumer eats both other consumers and producers to obtain energy. It's name means "ALL" or "WHOLE" in latin.
a)
Carnivore.
b)
Herbivore.
c)
Omnivore
d)
Scavenger.
71.
What is photosynthesis?
a)
When organisms use radiant energy to make their own food
b)
When organisms adapt and can make their own light
c)
when plants make lights
d)
When plants take selfies
72.
What is a consumer?
a)
An organism that makes it's own food
b)
An organisms that eats other organisms for energy
c)
An organism that breaks down dead organisms
73.
Which major biome is home to cacti, mesquite, white thorn, pack rats, small reptiles, and coyotes?
a)
desert
b)
taiga
c)
tundra
d)
grassland
74.
Which type of trees is found in a temperate forest?
a)
deciduous
b)
evergreen
c)
ginko
d)
palm
75.
Karl describes an ecosystem he visits frequently.  The plant life is mostly grass, about 3 feet tall.  It is in a muddy area that floods each afternoon with a mix of freshwater and salt water.  There is a small river present.  He sees crabs and small fish.
a)
esturay
b)
ocean shoreline
c)
freshwater river
d)
coral reef ocean
76.
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
a)
Coniferous Forests
b)
Deciduous Forests
c)
Deserts
d)
Tropical Rain Forests
77.
The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...
a)
Food and Water
b)
Water and Sunlight
c)
Temperature and Oxygen
d)
Water and Temperature 
78.
A aquatic biome classified as marine would have...
a)
Fresh Water
b)
Salt Water
c)
Either Fresh Water or Salt Water
d)
Neither Fresh Water or Salt Water
79.
An Estuary is where 
a)
fresh water meets ponds
b)
fresh water meets lakes
c)
fresh water meets streams
d)
fresh water meets salt water
80.
Which biome is MOST LIKE the "desert" in terms of precipitation?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
tundra
d)
coniferous forest
81.
Which is not a factor that determines where an organism lives in a biome?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nutrients
d)
Carbon Dioxide
82.
Which biome is the MOST sustainable?
a)
Temperate Deciduous Forest
b)
Tropical Rainforest
c)
Tropical Savanna
d)
Desert
83.
The biotic factors of the desert include
a)
dry, hot climate
b)
camels, saguaro cacti, Gila monsters, and rattlesnakes
c)
zebras, lions, and wildebeest
d)
cold, harsh winters
84.
The trees in this forest biome have needle like leaves that are hard to eat.
a)
Coniferous Forest
b)
Deciduous Forest
c)
Tropical Rain Forests
d)
Deserts
85.
a)
Desert
b)
Grassland
c)
Rainforest
d)
Coniferous forest
86.
a)
Tundra
b)
Rainforest
c)
Grassland
d)
Desert
87.
a)
Deciduous Forest
b)
Coniferous Forest
c)
Rainforest
d)
Grassland
88.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
taiga/coniferous forest
b)
temperate deciduous forest
c)
tropical rainforest
d)
desert
89.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
tundra
c)
desert
d)
temperate deciduous forest
90.
In which biome would you MOST LIKELY find this organism?
a)
open ocean upper region
b)
open ocean lower region
c)
pond 
d)
river
91.
How do animals obtain carbon?
a)
decomposing
b)
combustion
c)
eating plants 
d)
breathing it in
92.
Why is decomposition important in a forest?
a)
Nutrients are released back into the soil
b)
all of these are correct
c)
Rotting, hollow logs provide a good habitat for smaller organisms
d)
Moisture is returned to the soil from the vacuoles of the plant cells
93.
Which biome is represented by the rainfall amounts in letter C?
a)
desert
b)
prairie
c)
deciduous forest
d)
tropical rain forest
94.
A large area that has a particular climate, particular plants and particular animals is a
a)
ecology
b)
biome
c)
ecosystem
d)
biosphere
95.
Water temperature would be an example of ...
a)
A biotic factor
b)
An abiotic factor
96.
Where does the carbon cycle begin?
a)
Plants
b)
Dead organisms
c)
Sunlight
d)
In the air
97.
How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere?
a)
Through transpiration
b)
Through photosynthesis
c)
Through factory emission
d)
Sunlight
98.
What is one way that carbon enters the atmosphere?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Factory emissions
c)
Ocean uptake
d)
Rain
99.
Because of Earth's cycles, organisms can use what over and over?
a)
energy
b)
matter
c)
plants
d)
food
100.
Where do animals get nitrogen from?
a)
soil
b)
air
c)
water
d)
plants
101.
What role do animals play in the carbon cycle?
a)
absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
b)
give off carbon dioxide
c)
combustion
d)
decomposing matter
102.
Matter on Earth is limited, so it must be used ____________________________.
a)
only once
b)
over and over again
c)
by only animals
d)
at night only