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WorksheetsEcology Part 1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Heterotroph
a)
Has to eat other organisms to obtain energy
b)
Creates its own food to obtain energy
c)
Absorbs other organisms to obtain energy
d)
Replicates itself to obtain energy
2.
Autotroph
a)
Has to eat other organisms to obtain energy
b)
Creates its own food to obtain energy
c)
Absorbs other organisms to obtain energy
d)
Replicates itself to obtain energy
3.
Ecology
a)
the study of living things and how they interact with their enviornment
b)
the study of the body and how it regulates itself
c)
the study of the Earth and how it changes over time
d)
the scientific study of life
4.
Abiotic
a)
describes the nonliving parts of the environment
b)
describes living things in the environment
c)
describes the way in which plants use carbon dioxide
d)
describes all living and nonliving things in the environment
5.
Biotic
a)
describes living things in the environment
b)
describes the nonliving things in the environment
c)
describe both the living and nonliving things in an environment
d)
describes the part of Earth where ecosystems can be found
6.
Organism
a)
individual living thing
b)
describes all living things in an ecosystem
c)
is located at the top of the ecological pyramid
d)
a particular group of animals living in an area
7.
Population
a)
a group of on particular organism that live in the same area
b)
includes all animals living in the same environment
c)
includes both living and nonliving things in an ecosystem
d)
a deer, a frog, and a ducks are an example of a population
8.
Community
a)
all the populations of species that live in the same area and interact with one another
b)
all living and nonliving things in an ecosystem
c)
is located at the top of the ecological pyramid
d)
a group of animals (for example; otters) that live in the same water source
9.
Ecosystem
a)
a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
b)
a community of organisms that is made up of plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi
c)
describes an area where all living things interact in positive and negative ways
d)
a layer of the ecological pyramid that includes only living things
10.
Biosphere
a)
the part of Earth where life exists
b)
describes all living things on Earth
c)
the study of living organisms
d)
a deer, a frog, and a ducks are an example of a population
11.
Producers
a)
organisms that use the sun’s energy to make food.
b)
organisms that must eat other organisms to get food
c)
organisms that cannot make their own food
d)
animals that each both plants and animals
12.
Consumers
a)
organisms that must eat producers or other animals to get energy.
b)
organisms that can make their own food from the sun's energy
c)
begin all food chains
d)
organisms that get their energy by breaking down dead organisms
13.
Herbivore
a)
an organism that eats only plants
b)
is considered a producer
c)
an organism that eats only meat
d)
an organism that eats both plants and animals
14.
Omnivore
a)
an organism that eats both plants and animals
b)
an organism that eats only meat
c)
an organism that eats only plants
d)
an organism that gets its energy from consuming dead animals
15.
Carnivore
a)
an organism that eats both plants and animals
b)
an organism that eats other animals
c)
an organism that eats only plants
d)
an organism that makes its own food from the suns light
16.
Decomposers
a)
organisms that get their energy by breaking down dead organisms
b)
organisms that get their energy from the sun
c)
organisms that eat both plants and animals to get their energy
d)
are located at the top of the food chain
17.
Food Chain
a)
diagram that shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature
b)
diagram that shows many paths of how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from
c)
a triangular diagram that shows the ecosystem’s loss of energy as it passes from organism to organism
d)
always begin with a consumer
18.
Food Web
a)
diagram that shows many paths of how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature
b)
diagram that shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature
c)
a triangular diagram that shows the ecosystem’s loss of energy as it passes through the food chain
d)
a web that a spiders builds to capture its food
19.
Energy Pyramid
a)
a triangular diagram that shows the ecosystem’s loss of energy as it passes through the food chain
b)
diagram that shows many paths of how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from
c)
diagram that shows one path of how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature
d)
an upside-down triangle that shows the different levels of an environment
20.
Photosynthesis
a)
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
b)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O
c)
6CO2 + 6O2 → C6H12O6 + 6H2O
d)
C6H12O6 + 6H2O → 6CO2 + 6O2
21.
Cellular Respiration
a)
6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
b)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O
c)
6CO2 + 6O2 → C6H12O6 + 6H2O
d)
C6H12O6 + 6H2O → 6CO2 + 6O2
22.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
23.
In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
24.
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%
25.
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
26.
If these organisms were arranged in a food pyramid, which organism would have the least amount of total energy available?
a)
coyote
b)
insect
c)
lizard
d)
shrub
27.
What process is used by the organisms in the lowest trophic level to obtain energy?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Protein Synthesis
c)
Amylase
d)
Heat process
28.
What is the ultimate ORIGINAL source of energy for living things
a)
Sugar
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Carbon Dioxide
29.
How many omnivores and carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
30.
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
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