WorksheetsUnit 1 Flow of Energy
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following lives in a prairie ecosystem?
a)
grass
b)
mushroom
c)
oak tree
d)
woodpecker
2.
Which of the following is a biotic factor?
a)
temperature
b)
sunlight
c)
bacteria
d)
water
3.
Which of the following lists the levels of an ecosystem in order from largest to smallest?
a)
population, organism, community, ecosystem
b)
ecosystem, community, organism, population
c)
organism, community, population, ecosystem
d)
ecosystem, community, population, organism
4.
An organism gets food, water, shelter, and other things it needs to live, grow, and reproduce from its _______ .
a)
population
b)
habitat
c)
abiotic factors
d)
species
5.
When a snake kills a shrew, the shrew is the _____ .
a)
host
b)
prey
c)
predator
d)
parasite
6.
The role of an organism in its habitat is its _____ .
a)
host
b)
prey
c)
niche
d)
adaptation
7.
A relationship in which two species live close together and both benefit is _____ .
a)
mutualism
b)
predation
c)
parasitism
d)
commensalism
8.
Adaptations are behaviors and physical characteristics that allow organisms to live successfully in their environments.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
A relationship in which one species befits and the other species in neither helped or harmed is ______ .
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
10.
A relationship that involves one organism living with, on, or inside another organism and harming it is called ______ .
a)
parasitism
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
11.
Each of the organisms in an ecosystem fills the energy ole of producer, consumer, or decomposer.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Energy enters most ecosystems as sunlight.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Mushrooms and bacteria are common _____ .
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Plants and algae use the sun's energy to turn water and carbon dioxide into food molecules in a process called ______ .
a)
symbiosis
b)
energy transfer
c)
photosynthesis
d)
niche
15.
A biome is a group of ecosystems with similar organisms and ________ .
a)
Climate
b)
Culture
c)
Community
d)
Clans
16.
When water droplets get large enough to fall from the clouds, it is called ____ .
a)
condensation
b)
transpiration
c)
elevation
d)
precipitation
17.
When water turns to vapor and rises into the atmosphere it's called _____ .
a)
evaporation
b)
perspiration
c)
precipitation
d)
condensation
18.
When water vapor cools into a liquid, like on a soda can in the summer, it's called ____ .
a)
transpiration
b)
condensation
c)
sublimation
d)
precipitation
19.
Decomposers break down biotic wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the soil.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
Consumers that eat only plants are called ______ .
a)
carnivores
b)
omnivores
c)
herbivores
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