WorksheetsLife Science Vocabulary
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a level of organization in ecosystems?
a)
community
b)
species
c)
population
d)
organism
2.
A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a
a)
population
b)
biotic factor
c)
abiotic factor
d)
community
3.
A nonliving element in an ecosystem is an
a)
animal
b)
abiotic factor
c)
biotic factor
d)
organism
4.
Lions only eat buffalo, antelopes, zebras and crocodiles. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Delivore
5.
Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. They are called __________.
a)
Franivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
6.
Elephants only eat leaves, fruit, nuts and grass. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Fortivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
7.
This type of eater has large, flat teeth used to grind down their food.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Sarivore
d)
Carnivore
8.
This type of eater has sharp canine teeth used to penetrate its teeth into its food and tear.
a)
Morivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbivore
9.
__________ is an organism that only eats plants for energy.
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Terivore
10.
Plants and animals are often referred to as?
a)
Organism
b)
Things
c)
Werid
d)
Ugly
11.
The place where an organism lives is called its?
a)
Home
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Area
d)
Shelter
12.
A producer?
a)
Eats other plants and animals
b)
Makes its own food
c)
Eats dead plants or animals
d)
Makes toys for kids
13.
A decomposer?
a)
Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil
b)
Eats plants or other animals for food
c)
Makes its own food
d)
Machine that gathers trash
14.
This organism draws its nutrients from dead organisms as it releases enzymes to cause the organisms to break down and break apart. Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
15.
A consumer?
a)
Makes its own food
b)
Eats dead plants and animals
c)
Eats plants and other animals for energy
d)
Buys toys for kids
16.
Autotroph or heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
17.
Autotroph or Heterotroph?
a)
Autotroph
b)
Heterotroph
18.
What is an autotroph?
a)
an organism that can make their own food.
b)
an organism that cannot make their own food
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
19.
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
20.
What organism consumes both rabbits and birds?
a)
The Hawk
b)
The Wolf
c)
The Plant
d)
The Mushroom
21.
Look at the blank Energy Pyramid. Which Trophic Level is where we would find the Tertiary Consumers?
a)
The bottom level
b)
The second from the bottom level
c)
The top level
d)
The second from the top level
22.
Who are the primary producers in this food web?
a)
The lizard and the Hawk
b)
The Grasshopper and the Mouse
c)
The rabbit and the Hawk
d)
The lizard and the snake
23.
What level consumer could you consider the deer?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Quarternary
24.
A secondary consumer will gain energy from what level consumer?
a)
Producers
b)
Primary Consumers
c)
Tertiary Consumers
d)
Apex Predators
25.
What level consumer is the owl in the food chain?
a)
Tertiary
b)
Primary
c)
Secondary
d)
Quarternary
26.
Which of these is a "producer"?
a)
An oak tree
b)
A wolf
c)
A squirrel
d)
A mushroom
27.
Which of these does cellular respiration?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
All living things
d)
Only bacteria
28.
This is the formula for which process?
6H2O + 6CO2 --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
6H2O + 6CO2 --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Glycolysis
c)
Cellular Respiration
d)
Acidification
29.
Which of these is always a primary consumer, and thus only eats plants?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Producer
30.
Which of these is usually a predator, because they do not eat plants.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Producer
31.
What does a scavenger eat?
a)
Any prey that it can catch.
b)
Fresh plants only.
c)
Things that are already dead.
d)
Only pepperoni pizza
32.
Which of these is a decomposer?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Worms
c)
Fungus
d)
All of these
33.
In this foodweb, what niche(job/role in the ecosystem) does the butterfly fill?
a)
Primary consumer
b)
Omnivore
c)
Secondary consumer
d)
Producer
34.
This is an example of which type of a relationship?
a)
Competition
b)
Commensalism
c)
Predation
d)
Parasitism
35.
This is an example of which type of a relationship?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Commensalism
d)
Parasitism
36.
What is illustrated here?
a)
A food chain
b)
The carbon cycle
c)
Succession
d)
Abiotic factors
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