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WorksheetsFood Chains, Food Webs
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Another word for a living thing is a:
a)
animal
b)
organism
c)
plant
d)
community
2.
A place where an organism gets everything it needs to survive.
a)
habitat
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
population
3.
A species living together in one area is called a:
a)
species
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
population
4.
Different organisms living together in the same area:
a)
community
b)
population
c)
species
d)
ecosystem
5.
All of the living AND non-living things in an particular area is called a(n):
a)
ecosystem
b)
house
c)
community
d)
mountain
6.
What level consumer is the deer?
a)
Consumer 1
b)
Consumer 2
c)
Consumer 1 & 2
d)
Producer
7.
Which of the following best describes the blue bird's (in the middle) role in this ecosystem?
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
8.
Which of the following best describes the deer's role in the ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
9.
Which of the following best describes the wolf's role in this ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
10.
Bacteria and fungi typically serve what role in an ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
decomposer
11.
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
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
12.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
prey
13.
An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
autotroph
14.
An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a __________.
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
population
15.
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
d)
an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis
16.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a(an) _____________.
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
17.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________.
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
18.
Which of the following is a living part of the ecosystem?
a)
Air
b)
Sunlight
c)
Mushroom
d)
Soil
19.
The shrew provides energy for the _______.
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
20.
True or False. In this Food Web Pyramid the consumers on each level only get about 10 percent of energy that the plants have stored.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
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
22.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
23.
Frogs are considered...
a)
consumers
b)
decomposers
c)
producers
d)
composers
24.
Grass is considered a ...
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
composers
25.
What does a food chain represent?
a)
How all living organisms within a habitat are connected.
b)
All of the things that a particular animal eats.
c)
How plants create their own food.
d)
A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.
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