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Unit 7- Food Webs and Photosynthesis

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Grass -> Grasshopper -> Mouse -> Owl

Name the primary consumer
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse 
d)
Owl
2.

Grass -> Grasshopper -> Mouse -> Owl


What would happen if the secondary consumer was removed?

a)

The grasshopper population would increase

b)

The grasshopper population would decrease

c)

The owl population would increase

3.
Which is the same as Radiant Energy?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Sound
c)
Electrical
d)
Light
4.
Where does radiant energy come from?
a)
Grass
b)
People
c)
The sun
d)
Gerbils
5.

*Energy moves from one organism to another when it is eaten.

*Each step in this transfer of energy is known as a __________ level

a)

cell

b)

trophic

c)

biome

d)

sun

6.
What is NOT something plants need for photosynthesis?
a)
water
b)
sunlight
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide
7.
What happens to the energy absorbed by plants during photosynthesis?
a)
it is transformed into chemical energy
b)
it is converted into water
c)
it is recycled by the plant and returned to the atmosphere
d)
it is stored as heat within the plant
8.
Which of these is a producer?
a)
Rose bush
b)
Cat
9.
Which of these is a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
grass
10.
Which of the following is responsible for transforming radiant energy into chemical energy?
a)
tiger
b)
oak tree
11.
As energy moves UP the energy pyramid, ______ of the energy is available for the next trophic level
a)
40%
b)
60%
c)
100%
d)
10%
12.
Grass -> Grasshopper -> Mouse -> Owl  

Name the producer from the food chain above
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse 
d)
Owl
13.
Biomass can only contain things that...
a)
Were never alive
b)
Are alive or used to be alive
14.

Could you make this food chain from the food web you see? Plant --> herbivorous insect --> spiders -->foxes

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.
What is NOT a product of photosynthesis?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Glucose
c)
Carbon Dioxide
16.
What is another word for "organic matter"?
a)
biomass
b)
biofuel
c)
biome
d)
biology
17.

How does an omnivore get its energy?

a)

eats plants and animals

b)

eats animals only

c)

eats plants only

d)

breaks down dead organisms and absorbs nutrients

18.

How does a herbivore get its energy?

a)

eats plants and animals

b)

eats animals only

c)

eats plants only

d)

breaks down dead organisms and absorbs nutrients

19.

How does a carnivore get its energy?

a)

eats plants and animals

b)

eats only plants

c)

eats only animals

d)

breaks down dead organisms and absorbs nutrients

20.

How does a decomposer get its energy?

a)

eats plants and animals

b)

eats only plants

c)

eats only animals

d)

breaks down dead organisms and absorbs nutrients

21.

Which of these statements is TRUE?

a)

a scavenger finds organisms that are already dead and eats them

b)

a decomposer finds organisms that are already dead and eats them

c)

there is no difference between a scavenger and a decomposer

22.

What's another word for autotroph?

a)

producer

b)

animal

c)

decomposer

d)

scavenger

23.

Which organisms make their own food?

a)

heterotroph

b)

autotroph

c)

scavenger

d)

decomposer

24.

What is CO2?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

glucose

25.

What is H2O?

a)

water

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

glucose

d)

oxygen

26.

What is C6H12O6?

a)

water

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

glucose

d)

oxygen

27.

What is another word for producer?

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

decomposer

d)

herbivore

28.

How many steps is the LONGEST food chain you can make from this food web?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

29.

What needs to be changed about this food web?

a)

the arrows need to be flipped the other direction

b)

there is nothing wrong with this food web

c)

conncet the moose to the beaver

d)

remove the squirrel

30.

The arrows are missing from this food web. Which way should they point?

a)

mouse --> wolf

b)

wolf --> mouse

31.

How many organisms long is the SHORTEST food chain you can make from this food web? (Start with the plant)

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

32.

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

a)

Food chains show energy flow in an ecosystem, and food webs do not

b)

Food chains are simple, while food webs are complex

c)

Food webs contain both plants and animals, but food chains contain only plants

d)

Food webs separate organisms by trophic level, but food chains do not

33.

If a plant doesn't get any sunlight, it can't do photosynthesis

a)

True

b)

False