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Living Systems Investigation 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A(n) __________________ is a community of living and nonliving organisms that interact with each other in an area.
a)
producer
b)
ecosystem
c)
decomposer
d)
consumer
2.
Organisms that produce their own food and are at the bottom of the food chain are called ___________
a)
producers
b)
ecosystem
c)
decomposers
d)
consumers
3.
_____________ are organisms that eat other organisms.
a)
producers
b)
ecosystem
c)
decomposers
d)
consumers
4.
________________ break down dead plant and animal material.
a)
producers
b)
ecosystem
c)
decomposers
d)
con
5.
Which of the following organisms is a decomposer?
a)
Blueberry
b)
Coyote
c)
Snowshoe Hare
d)
Bacteria
6.
Which of the following is a second-level consumer?
a)
Blueberry
b)
Snowshoe Hare
c)
Coyote
d)
Bacteria
7.
Which of the following nonliving factors could effect an organism that searches for food and water at night?
a)
light and temperature
b)
seasons and wind
c)
the moon and clouds
d)
predators and food supply
8.
Which of the following describes something that is strictly energy in an ecosystem?
a)
water and air
b)
food
c)
sunglight
9.
Which of the following describes  something that is both matter and energy in an ecosystem?
a)
water and air
b)
food
c)
sunglight
10.
Which of the following describes something that is strictly matter in an ecosystem?
a)
water and air
b)
food
c)
sunlight
11.
True or false:
Consumers eat producers only.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
True or false:
Herbivores eat only plants
a)
True
b)
False
13.
True or false:
Omnivores eat only plants
a)
True
b)
False
14.
True or false:
Carnivores eat both animals and plants
a)
True
b)
False
15.
True or false:
Decomposers break down dead plant and animal material.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
True or false:
Producers break down decomposers when they die.
a)
True
b)
False