WorksheetsEcosystems
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
When an organism's energy source comes from both animals and plants, that organism is considered to be a what?
a)
predator
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
carnivore
2.
On a safari at night, a lion hunts and feeds on an antelope. In this relationship, the lion is the ____________________ and the antelope is the _________________.
a)
Parasite/host
b)
Predator/prey
c)
Prey/Predator
3.
Which of the following is TRUE about the predator/prey relationship?
a)
The prey is the consumer of the predator
b)
The predator is the consumer of the prey
c)
The predator is considered to be the host
d)
The prey is considered to be the parasite
4.
A consumer that hunts is called:
a)
a producer.
b)
an omnivore.
c)
a predator.
d)
a herbivore.
5.
All food chains_____________________
a)
have more consumers than producers
b)
produce and use same amount of energy
c)
begin with a producer
d)
are unhealthy
6.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Producer
b)
Autotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Insect
7.
A fox is an example of...
a)
Biotic Factor
b)
Abiotic Factor
8.
What is missing from this food chain?
Grass > Grasshopper > Bird > Snake
Grass > Grasshopper > Bird > Snake
a)
Producer
b)
Primary Consumer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Decomposer
9.
An animal that eats only plants is an...
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
10.
Overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up....
a)
food web
b)
food chain
c)
niche
d)
symbiosis
11.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
d)
Biotic Factors
12.
Plants are called _____________because they are able to use light energy from the sun in order to produce food.
a)
Carnivores
b)
Herbivores
c)
Producers
d)
Eaters
13.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
14.
In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
15.
Which organisms in figure 1 could be classified as carnivores?
a)
deer, mice, and grasshoppers
b)
grasshoppers, lizards, and shrews
c)
coyotes, shrews, and lizards
d)
mountain lion, deer, and shrews
16.
Where do crickets get their energy?
a)
Cattails
b)
Marsh Grass
c)
Grasshoppers
d)
Shrews
17.
What is a example of a abiotic factor?
a)
Panda
b)
Turtle
c)
Butterfly
d)
weather
18.
What is an example of a biotic factor?
a)
skunk
b)
rocks
c)
soil
d)
water
19.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic
c)
abiotic
d)
living
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