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Worksheets5th Grade Life Science Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Barn owls hunt shrews. In this example what is a barn owl?
a)
Herbivore/Predator
b)
Carnivore/Prey
c)
Carnivore/Predator
2.
A consumer that hunts is called:
a)
a producer.
b)
an omnivore.
c)
a predator.
d)
a herbivore.
3.
How do producers obtain energy?
a)
They conduct photosynthesis.
b)
They consume plants.
c)
They consume primary consumers.
d)
They consume secondary consumers.
4.
Which symbols best describe parasitism?
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
+,0
d)
-,0
5.
A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitsm
d)
Commensalism
6.
Aphids are tiny insects that live on and eat the leaves of plants, removing vital nutrients from the plants.
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
7.
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales. What kind of relationship is this?
a)
Mutualism
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
8.
Which symbols best describe mutualism?
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
+,0
d)
-,0
9.
Animals can __________ to changes where they live.
a)
extinct
b)
food chain
c)
adapt
d)
prey
10.
When only a few are left of a living thing, they are?
a)
endangered
b)
extinct
c)
prey
d)
predator
11.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
12.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
13.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
14.
A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.
a)
mutualism
b)
competition
c)
predator/prey
d)
parasitism
15.
A tapeworm inside a dog is
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
commensalism
d)
parasitism
16.
A food web can be broken down into several seperate
a)
food chains
b)
food pyramids
c)
producers
d)
consumers
17.
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
18.
Which one are you?
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
19.
What is an omnivore?
a)
An organism that only eats plants for energy
b)
An organism that eats animals for energy
c)
An organism that eats both plants and animals for energy.
20.
Horses eat grass, so they are a ______.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
21.
Raccoons eat meat AND plants. They are ____.
a)
Carnivores
b)
Herbivores
c)
Omnivores
22.
Grass: Producer, consumer or decomposer?
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
23.
Panda: Producer, consumer or decomposer?
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
24.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
25.
An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food is known as a:
a)
Producer
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Decomposer
26.
Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?
a)
More than one organism may eat them.
b)
They may eat more than one other organism.
c)
This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.
d)
They have no resources available to them.
27.
This organism recycles nutrients back into the soil when it breaks down dead stuff
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
28.
Earthworms help break down plant and animal remains and return the nutrients back into the soil. What are earthworms?
a)
consumers
b)
decomposers
c)
producers
d)
predators
29.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
30.
Frogs are considered...
a)
consumers
b)
decomposers
c)
producers
31.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
32.
An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
population
33.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish
34.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
35.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
36.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
37.
If a frog is the prey, what could be the predator?
a)
Grass
b)
Insect
c)
Snake
d)
Snail
38.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
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