WorksheetsHabitats and Environments
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The snake is a predator to what prey in this food chain?
a)
frog
b)
grass
c)
grasshopper
d)
hawk
2.
The frog is a predator to what prey in this food chain?
a)
frog
b)
grass
c)
grasshopper
d)
hawk
3.
The frog is a prey to what predator in this food chain?
a)
snake
b)
grass
c)
grasshopper
d)
hawk
4.
The grasshopper is a prey to what predator in this food chain?
a)
snake
b)
grass
c)
frog
d)
hawk
5.
Why is a deer classified as a herbivore?
a)
A deer makes its own food.
b)
A deer eats only plants.
c)
A deer eats only animals.
d)
A deer eats plants and animals.
6.
Why is a racoon classified as an omnivore?
a)
A racoon eats only animals.
b)
A racoon eats only plants.
c)
A racoon makes its own food.
d)
A racoon eats plants and animals.
7.
What are organisms that use other organisms for food in order to gain energy?
a)
decomposers
b)
producers
c)
herbivores
d)
consumers
8.
What type of organism makes its own food?
a)
consumer
b)
carnivore
c)
producer
d)
animal
9.
Which are decomposers?
a)
humans
b)
trees
c)
red wolves
d)
worms
10.
A red wolf is a __________ and a ________.
a)
producer and hunter
b)
consumer and carnivore
c)
decomposer and carnivore
d)
decomposer and omnivore
11.
From where do producers get their energy?
a)
the ground
b)
other animals
c)
decomposers
d)
the sun
12.
Which are examples of consumers?
a)
grass and cows
b)
turtles and seaweed
c)
owls and bears
d)
sun and mushrooms
13.
The process of using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make sugar and oxygen is called _________?
a)
chlorophyll
b)
evaporation
c)
photosynthesis
d)
transportation
14.
A living organism that puts materials from dead plants and animals back to the soil is called a ____________?
a)
carnivore
b)
decomposer
c)
herbivore
d)
omnivore
15.
What do the arrows represent in this diagram?
a)
who is being eaten
b)
the flow of energy
c)
the decomposition of organisms
d)
what things can change into
16.
The wolf is trying to survive in his habitat. What does it need to survive in its habitat?
a)
environment
b)
food, water, shelter
c)
food, shelter, sunlight
d)
shelter, food, sunlight
17.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
18.
An organism that no longer exists; They couldn’t adapt to environmental changes
a)
organism
b)
extinct
c)
food chain
d)
habitat
19.
What is this habitat?
a)
Desert
b)
Savanna
c)
Rainforest
d)
Freshwater
20.
In the polar lands
a)
you will find toucans
b)
you will find polar bears
c)
you will find tumbleweed
d)
it never snows
21.
What do you call a place that is very dry and gets hardly any rain?
a)
Forest
b)
Wetland
c)
Ocean
d)
Desert
22.
In food chains, plants are
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Deconsumers
d)
Not included
23.
Why are some desert animals nocturnal?
a)
Because it is hotter there at night
b)
Because it is cooler there at day
c)
Because it is cooler there at night
d)
Because it is more fun there at night
24.
Along a food chain, _______ is passed from one organism to the next.
a)
energy
b)
meat
c)
food
d)
water
25.
What is an organism that gets its food through eating other sources?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Autotroph
d)
Decomposers
26.
Animals who sleep during the winter months are:
a)
hibernating
b)
migrating
c)
blubbering
d)
kelping
27.
In a forest food chain, a rabbit eats clover and a hawk eats rabbits. Which of the following is true?
a)
the rabbit is a producer, the hawk is a consumer
b)
the rabbit is a consumer, the hawk is a decomposer
c)
both are consumers
d)
both are producers
28.
A forest is having the trees being cut down, how are the organisms being harmed that are living there?
a)
the organism population increases
b)
the organism habitat will increase
c)
the organism population will remain the same
d)
the organism habitat will decrease
29.
Fossils of grasses from 24 million years ago could reveal that
a)
an area was covered in water
b)
an area was hot and wet
c)
an area was dry and cool
d)
an area had no life
30.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
31.
Which is a producer?
a)
deer
b)
tall grass
c)
lion
d)
worm
33.
What is this habitat?
a)
Desert
b)
Savanna
c)
Rainforest
d)
Freshwater
33.
What is this habitat?
a)
Desert
b)
Savanna
c)
Rainforest
d)
Freshwater
34.
What is an organism that breaks down & absorbs dead matter so nutrition can be recycled into the soil?
a)
Consumer
b)
Decomposer
c)
Producers
d)
Scavenger
35.
What is this habitat?
a)
Saltwater
b)
Savanna
c)
Arctic
d)
Desert
36.
Name a place that a plant or animal lives in its environment where its needs are met.
a)
energy
b)
extinct
c)
food chain
d)
habitat
37.
What is an animal that eats only animals
a)
White Tiger
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Carnivore
38.
Which organism is a decomposer?
a)
grass
b)
rabbit
c)
human
d)
bacteria
39.
Which of the following is a consumer?
a)
flower
b)
mushroom
c)
human
d)
grass
40.
Which of the following is a producer?
a)
ladybug
b)
turtle
c)
worm
d)
tulip
41.
Which organism would be affected first if the amount of sunlight were reduced in an ecosystem?
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
42.
Deer and rabbit can both be found in forest ecosystems. How are these two animals similar?
a)
They are both producers
b)
They are both consumers
c)
They are both decomposers
43.
Which type of organism is responsible for recycling the remains of a dead plant or animal to the soil?
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
44.
This is a chart listing some of the organisms in the Tundra ecosystem. Which food chain correctly identifies the flow of energy?
a)
berries --> arctic fox --> ringed seal --> salmon
b)
polar bear --> caribou --> grasses --> sun
c)
lichen --> lemming --> arctic fox --> polar bear
d)
wold --> arctic hare --> berries
45.
The Houston Toad's habitat was destroyed. The loss of habitat for the Houston Toad most likely affected the food web by ___.
a)
causing an increase in the number of opossums
b)
causing a decrease in the number of armadillos
c)
causing an increase in the number of insects
d)
causing a decrease in the number of wildflowers
46.
What is an organism that breaks down & absorbs dead matter so nutrition can be recycled into the soil?
a)
Consumer
b)
Decomposer
c)
Producers
d)
Scavenger
47.
What is an organism that gets its food through eating other sources?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Autotroph
d)
Decomposers
48.
Carnivores
a)
an inherited characteristic that provides a specific advantage to individuals that have it and becomes more common or pronounced in a population because of the advantage that it provides
b)
an animal that gets energy by eating only other animals
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
49.
Consumer
a)
an inherited characteristic that provides a specific advantage to individuals that have it and becomes more common or pronounced in a population because of the advantage that it provides
b)
an animal that gets energy by eating only other animals
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating another organism
d)
an organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion
50.
An animal that eats plants and other animals is a/an:
a)
omniviore
b)
scavanger
c)
decomposer
d)
herbivore
51.
What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?
a)
The number of herbivores would increase
b)
The number of plants would increase
c)
all organisms would adapt
d)
All living organisms would eventually die
52.
This is an image of a _________.
a)
consumer
b)
scavenger
c)
decomposer
d)
producer
53.
What does fungi do to dead plants and animals?
a)
Leave them there
b)
Decompose them
c)
Wait for other animals to eat them
d)
Move away
54.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source.
55.
Which group of organisms makes up the largest part of the energy pyramid?
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
56.
How many carnivores are in this food web?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
57.
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
d)
an animal that eats only herbs
58.
How many carnivores are in this food web?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
59.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.
d)
How carnivores get their food.
60.
The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
61.
How are a food web and a food chain related?
a)
A food chain is made up of several overlapping food webs.
b)
They aren't related.
c)
A food web is composed of several overlapping food chains.
62.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
63.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
64.
Which type of organism is the start of all food chains and food webs?
a)
Decomposer
b)
Consumer
c)
Producer
d)
Omnivore
65.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
66.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
67.
In this Food Web Pyramid what is the proper name for the organisms above the producer level at the bottom.
a)
herbivores
b)
consumers
c)
carnivores
d)
omnivores
68.
The deer, grasshopper, and bird are all examples of which type of consumers on this food pyramid?
a)
decomposers
b)
omnivores
c)
carnivore
d)
herbivore
69.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
a)
Frog, Dragon Fly and snake
b)
Frog, trout and dragon fly
c)
Frog, salamander and trout
d)
Frog and phytoplankton
70.
The snake and the frog, are all examples of which type of consumers on this food pyramid?
a)
decomposers
b)
omnivores
c)
carnivore
d)
herbivore
71.
The deer, grasshopper, and bird are all examples of which type of consumers on this food pyramid?
a)
decomposers
b)
omnivores
c)
carnivore
d)
herbivore
72.
In Australia the farmers had a problem with beetles eating the sugar cane. So they introduced the cane toad to control that population. Instead of eating the beetles, they ate the source of food and other organisms. What would be a possible consequence of this?
a)
The other organisms attacks the toad population
b)
The ecosystem would be destroyed
c)
The cane toads would get too much food and die
d)
The food web was changed by this one organism
73.
Which animal is a primary predator to a mouse?
a)
hawk
b)
rabbit
c)
snake
d)
grass
75.
Which animal is the predator?
a)
hawk
b)
lizard
c)
snake
d)
grass
75.
Which animal is the predator?
a)
hawk
b)
lizard
c)
snake
d)
grass
76.
What does every food chain start with?
a)
producers
b)
sun
c)
consumer
d)
decomposers
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