NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsScience 4.9 A&B Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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.
2.
Which organism is considered a decomposer?
a)
Lion
b)
Fish
c)
Fungi
d)
Snake
3.
The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
4.
What is the first place energy starts in a food chain?
a)
plants
b)
sun
c)
animals
5.
Which is the correct food chain order?
a)
producer ----> consumer -----> decomposer
b)
producer <-- 1st Consumer <-- 2nd Consumer
c)
2nd consumer --> 1st consumer --> producer
d)
decomposer --> consumer --> producer
6.
A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.
a)
mutualism
b)
competition
c)
predator/prey
d)
parasitism
7.
A relationship that involves animals having to fight for something they both need or want
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
commensalism
d)
parasitism
8.
How do producers obtain energy?
a)
They conduct photosynthesis.
b)
They consume plants.
c)
They consume primary consumers.
d)
They consume secondary consumers.
9.
Horses eat grass, so they are a ______.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
10.
Cats ONLY eat meat. They are ____.
a)
Carnivores
b)
Herbivores
c)
Omnivores
11.
Raccoons eat meat AND plants. They are ____.
a)
Carnivores
b)
Herbivores
c)
Omnivores
12.
Where did all of the energy in this food web originally come from?
a)
Soil
b)
Producers
c)
Air
d)
Sun
13.
What would most likely happen if a major highway we constructed through an ecosystem?
a)
Many animals would develop adaptations that would allow them to survive.
b)
Many animals would lose their habitats.
c)
All of the animals would die.
d)
The insect population would be unaffected.
14.
What do you call an animal that hunts and eats other animals?
a)
Prey
b)
Producer
c)
Predator
d)
Decomposer
15.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
16.
If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.
a)
decrease
b)
stay the same
c)
increase
Reset
