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WorksheetsEnergy Flow Through Living Systems
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following characteristics is shared by both primary and secondary consumers?
a)
Uses the Sun's radiant energy to produce food
b)
The first step in any food chain diagram
c)
Eats only plants to gain needed energy
d)
Gains energy by eating other living things
2.
An energy pyramid is shown. At which level of the energy pyramid would the most biomass be found?
a)
Top predator
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Producers
3.
A diagram of a marine food chain is provided. Which organism in the food chain transforms energy from the Sun into food?
a)
Large Sharks
b)
Marlin
c)
Shrimp
d)
Phytoplankton
4.
A diagram is provided. Which portion of the diagram represents the level with the most available energy?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
5.
A diagram of a pond food chain is provided. Which of the following could possibly increase the total amount of energy the catfish population receives within its food chain?
a)
Increase in the number of beetles
b)
Increase in number of hawks
c)
Decrease in number of plants
d)
Decrease in number of hawks
6.
A diagram is provided. Which of the following correctly shows one path that energy would flow through this ecosystem?
a)
Grasses -> Termite-> Monkey -> Eagle
b)
Hyena -> Mongoose -> Mouse -> Grasses
c)
Grasses -> Termite -> Grasshopper -> Monkey
d)
Acacia Trees -> Giraffe -> lion -> vulture
7.
A diagram of a prairie food web is provided. A reduction in deer population will have the effect in the amount of energy this ecosystem is able to provide for which of the following organisms?
a)
Rabbit
b)
Mountain Lion
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
8.
What is a single, linear path showing the flow of energy from the Sun to a producer and through different trophic levels of consumers?
a)
Food Chains
b)
Food Web
c)
Energy Pyramid
d)
Trophic Level
9.
What are overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of energy in an ecosystem?
a)
Food Chain
b)
Food Web
c)
Energy Pyramid
10.
What is an organism that only eats plants?
a)
Carnivore
b)
Producer
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
11.
What is an organism that only eats other animals?
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Producer
12.
____________ are organisms that get their energy from feeding on producers in a food chain.
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Tertiary Consumers
d)
All of the above
13.
___________ get their energy from eating other animals which have eaten plants.
a)
Primary Consumer
b)
Secondary Consumer
c)
Tertiary Consumer
d)
Producer
14.
A _________ is the position an organism occupies on the food web.
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
energy pyramid
d)
trophic level
15.
_________ is a system comprising all of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.
a)
Food Chain
b)
Food Web
c)
Energy Pyramid
d)
Ecosystem
16.
_________ are organisms that break down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion.
a)
Decomposer
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Producer
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