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WorksheetsOrganisms in Ecosystems
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of organisms can make their own food through the process of photosynthesis?
a)
All
b)
Producers
c)
Glucose
d)
Camouflage
2.
What does "omni" mean?
a)
Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
All
d)
None
3.
Organisms that blend in well with their environments can often evade predators. What do you call this ability?
a)
Glucose
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Camouflage
d)
Omnivore
4.
Compared to carnivores, herbivores have ________ digestive tracts to help them break down plant material.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Longer
c)
Shorter
d)
Sunlight
5.
What type of a consumer has a diet that consists of both animal and plant material?
a)
Omnivore
b)
Producer
c)
Feeder
d)
Sunlight
6.
Where does the source of energy come from to power the process of photosynthesis?
a)
Omnivore
b)
Feeder
c)
Sunlight
d)
Plants
7.
What does "troph" mean?
a)
Shorter
b)
Longer
c)
Feeder
d)
Eater
8.
What does "hetero" mean?
a)
Taller
b)
Shorter
c)
Other
d)
Omnivore
9.
Raccoons, humans, pigs, bears, crows, skunks and baboons are all examples of what type of consumer?
a)
Omnivore
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Ecosystem
10.
Many scavengers have a great sense of __________ so that they can detect rotting corpses or decaying plant matter.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Other
c)
Smell
d)
Taste
11.
Many herbivores have _________ on opposite sides of their face so that they have a better ability to see predators coming from all sides.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Other
c)
Eyes
d)
Smell
12.
What is the name of the chemical process that producers use to make food for themselves?
a)
Prey
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Plant
d)
Organism
13.
What is the name of the type of organism that a predator hunts?
a)
Prey
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Producer
d)
Consumer
14.
Omnivores are often called _____ feeders because they do not specialize in one specific type of diet.
a)
Prey
b)
Omnivore
c)
Plant
d)
Generalist
15.
What does "herba"
a)
Prey
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Plant
d)
Generalist
16.
What does "carne" mean?
a)
Food webs
b)
Meat
c)
Cheese
d)
Milk
17.
What type of organism cannot make their own food and so must eat other living things to survive?
a)
Food chains
b)
Meat
c)
Phytoplankton
d)
Consumers
18.
What are the microscopic producers found in freshwater and marine ecosystems called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Meat
c)
Phytoplankton
d)
Consumers
19.
Producers form the foundation for almost all ________________.
a)
Food Chains/Webs
b)
Consumers
c)
Producers
d)
Omnivore
20.
What type of consumer has a diet that consists entirely of plant material?
a)
To eat
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
21.
What does "vorare" mean?
a)
To eat
b)
To sleep
c)
To breathe
d)
To die
22.
What is another term for producer?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Autotroph
d)
Producer
23.
What type of consumer has a diet that consists entirely of animal material?
a)
Feeder
b)
Omnivore
c)
Autotroph
d)
Carnivore
24.
How much oxygen are phytoplankton responsible for producing?
a)
Over 25%
b)
Over 30%
c)
Over 40%
d)
Over 50%
25.
What is one example of a carnivorous plant?
a)
Venus fly trap
b)
Bear
c)
Ant
d)
Lily
26.
Many herbivores need help from _________ found in their digestive tracts in order to break down the cellulose found in plant material.
a)
Cellulose
b)
Omnivore
c)
Gut bacteria
d)
Producer
27.
What plant material is often difficult for many herbivores to break down on their own?
a)
Meat
b)
Cellulose
c)
Stem
d)
Root
28.
What are two classic characteristics of predators?
a)
Carrion, Producer
b)
Sharp teeth, Sharp beak
c)
Weak jaws, small canines
d)
Ecosystems, Consumers
29.
What is the term for the recently deceased corpse that is searched for by a scavenger?
a)
Carrion
b)
Feeder
c)
Decomposer
d)
Omnivore
30.
What does "auto" mean?
a)
Self
b)
Many
c)
You
d)
Other
31.
What type of consumer hunts for living prey?
a)
Heterotroph
b)
Predator
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Scavenger
32.
What is another term for consumer?
a)
Heterotroph
b)
Predator
c)
Nitogen
d)
Scavenger
33.
What type of consumer searches for recently deceased animals or dead plant matter as their source of food?
a)
Heterotroph
b)
Predator
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Scavenger
34.
Carnivorous plants usually grow in _________ poor soils.
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen
35.
Label this organism: Grass
a)
Producer
b)
Omnivore
c)
Scavenger
d)
Herbivore
36.
Label this organism: Earthworm
a)
Producer
b)
Decomposer
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
37.
Label this organism: Bacteria
a)
Decomposers
b)
Herbivore
c)
Predator
d)
Omnivore
38.
Label this organism: Moose
a)
Omnivore
b)
Decomposer
c)
Predator
d)
Herbivore
39.
Label this organism: Deer
a)
Producer
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Scavenger
40.
Label this organism: Mushroom
a)
Producer
b)
Omnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Decomposer
41.
Label this organism: Pine Tree
a)
Producer
b)
Omnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Scavenger
42.
Label this organism: Pig
a)
Producer
b)
Omnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Scavenger
43.
Label this organism: Killer Whale
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Decomposer
d)
Producer
44.
Label this organism: Mold
a)
Carnivore
b)
Scavenger
c)
Decomposer
d)
Producer
45.
Label this organism: Grizzly bear
a)
Predator
b)
Producer
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
46.
Label this organism: Squirrel
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
47.
Label this organism: Butterfly
a)
Prodocuer
b)
Consumer
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
48.
___________ is the waste material and rotting remains of organisms.
a)
Nutrients
b)
Detritus
c)
Feeder
d)
Prey
49.
Carrion is the name of the material that decomposers eat.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
The term “hetero” means to devour.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
Being an omnivore is only an advantage when there are a lot of plant resources available.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
Vultures, raccoons, hyenas and earthworms are all scavengers.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Carnivores have longer digestive tracts than herbivores.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
Herbivores have large canine teeth while carnivores have large molars.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
Predators have eyes positioned on either side of their head to help them see prey in all directions.
a)
True
b)
False
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