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Ecology and Classification

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A __________ is an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Prey

2.

A ________ is an animal that is hunted and eaten for food.

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

Population

d)

Autotroph

3.
What is a consumer?
a)
Organism that makes its own energy
b)
Organism that breaks down dead organisms
c)
Organism that eats other organisms for food & energy
4.

A _______ is an organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Autotroph

5.
In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
6.

Amanda wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall she grows. Which is the independent variable e.g. the variable not affected or changed?

a)

Her height

b)

Drinking milk

7.

Amanda wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall she grows. Which is the dependent variable e.g. the variable being studied/measured?

a)

Her height

b)

Drinking milk

8.

You want to figure out which brand of microwave popcorn is the most worth it, so you test different brands of popcorn to see which bag pops the most popcorn. What is the independent variable?

a)

The brand of popcorn

b)

Number of popcorn kernels popped

9.

You want to figure out which brand of microwave popcorn is the most worth it, so you test different brands of popcorn to see which bag pops the most popcorn. What is the dependent variable?

a)

The brand of popcorn

b)

Number of popcorn kernels popped

10.

Tigers, jellyfish, gorillas and humans are all part of which kingdom?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

e)

Monera

11.

Mushrooms, yeast and mould are part of which kingdom?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

e)

Monera

12.

Trees, flowers and ferns are part of which kingdom?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

e)

Monera

13.

Protozoans and algae are part of which kingdom?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

e)

Monera

14.

Bacteria are part of which kingdom?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

e)

Monera

15.

Jellyfish and anemones are examples of which phylum?

a)

Cnidarian

b)

Chordata

c)

Mollusca

d)

Annelida

16.

Snails, slugs and octopus are examples of which phylum?

a)

Cnidarian

b)

Chordata

c)

Mollusca

d)

Echinoderm

17.

Birds, reptiles and fish are examples of which phylum?

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Chordata

c)

Mollusca

d)

Arthropoda

18.

Crabs, ants and spiders are examples of which phylum?

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Chordata

c)

Mollusca

d)

Arthropoda

19.

Earth worms and leeches are examples of which phylum?

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Chordata

c)

Mollusca

d)

Annelida

20.

Flat worms are examples of which phylum?

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Chordata

c)

Mollusca

d)

Echinoderm

21.

Starfish and sea urchins are examples of which phylum?

a)

Platyhelminthes

b)

Chordata

c)

Echinoderm

d)

Mollusca