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LS Part 3: Energy in our Ecosystem

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another name for a heterotroph is a

a)

producer

b)

raw material

c)

consumer

d)

plant

2.

Which of the following represents the reactants (raw materials) of photosynthesis?

a)

sunlight, carbon dioxide, and oxygen

b)

sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water

c)

glucose and oxygen

d)

sunlight, water and glucose

3.

The ultimate source of energy for all living things is

a)

producers

b)

1st level consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

the sun

4.

Mushrooms and bacteria are common

a)

decomposers

b)

consumers

c)

scavengers

d)

producers

5.

The most energy is available at the ___ level of the pyramid

a)

1st level consumer

b)

top-level consumer

c)

producer

d)

decompers

6.

An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms is a

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

autotroph

d)

chloroplast

7.

The arrows in a food chain represent ____ moving through an ecosystem when one organism eats another.

a)

sunlight

b)

producers

c)

meat

d)

energy

8.

____ eat only plants

a)

omnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

carnivores

d)

scavengers

9.

____ eat both plants and animals

a)

omnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

carnivores

d)

scavengers

10.

____ eats the bodies of things that have already died.

a)

omnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

carnivores

d)

scavengers

11.

The process that plants use to make their own food using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide is called

a)

producer

b)

autotrophthesis

c)

photosynthesis

d)

consumeresis

12.

The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

energy pyramid

d)

pyramid of numbers

13.

Which of the following organisms would NOT be considered an autotroph?

a)

cattail plant

b)

dogwood tree

c)

stick bug

d)

zebra plant

14.

In this food chain, the caterpillar would be considered a

a)

first-level producer

b)

first-level decomposer

c)

first-level cosumser

d)

second-level consumer

15.

As you go up the pyramid the amount of energy available ____

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

triples

16.

What level consumer is the deer?

a)

1st Level Consumer

b)

2nd Level Consumer

c)

1st & 2nd Level Consumer

d)

Producer

17.
Which of the following best describes the blue bird's (in the middle) role in this ecosystem?
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
18.
Which of the following best describes the deer's role in the ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
19.
Which of the following best describes the wolf's role in this ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
20.
Bacteria and fungi typically serve what role in an ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
decomposer
21.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________.
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
22.
An energy pyramid represents what?
a)
How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use. 
b)
How much energy a particular organism needs. 
c)
How much energy is needed to build a pyramid. 
d)
The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.
23.
Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?
a)
More than one organism may eat them. 
b)
They may eat more than one other organism. 
c)
This organism gets its energy from multiple sources. 
d)
They have no resources available to them.
24.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Tertiary Consumers
25.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source.