WorksheetsFood Webs Vocabulary
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 4hrs 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment.
a)
population
b)
niche
c)
abitotic
d)
ecosystem
2.
_______ are consumers that eat only meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
3.
________ are consumers that eat plants and meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
4.
Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis?
a)
decomposer
b)
consumer
c)
herbivore
d)
producer
5.
Which describes a decomposer?
a)
an organism that eats only plants
b)
an organism that makes its own food
c)
an organism that breaks down dead matter
d)
an organism that recieves energy from the sun
6.
What are interconnected food chains called?
a)
consumers
b)
predators
c)
food web
7.
If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.
a)
decrease
b)
stay the same
c)
increase
8.
What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?
a)
The number of herbivores would increase
b)
The number of plants would increase
c)
all organisms would adapt
d)
All living organisms would eventually die
9.
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
10.
How does energy enter an ecosystem?
a)
sunlight
b)
soil
c)
animals
d)
invasive species
11.
All the members of one species that live within an area of an ecosystem is a?
a)
population
b)
community
c)
niche
12.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
13.
Which are abiotic factors?
a)
fish
b)
humans
c)
rocks
d)
cats
14.
Which organisms are in competition for the same food?
a)
fox and owl
b)
spider and fly
c)
rabbit and mouse
d)
deer and owl
15.
The main source of energy in the food chain is _________________
a)
the sun
b)
the plants
c)
the consumers
d)
the decomposeres
16.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
17.
What does a Primary Consumer eat?
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Producers
18.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
19.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
20.
In a food web, arrows point at:
a)
who gets energy.
b)
who gets eaten.
21.
Bacteria, fungi, and earthworms are examples of:
a)
scavengers
b)
predators
c)
prey
d)
decomposers
22.
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
23.
If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?
a)
The squirrel
b)
The shrew
c)
The deer
d)
The rabbit
24.
Which is a producer?
a)
deer
b)
tall grass
c)
lion
d)
worm
25.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
26.
The fox in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Tertiary Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
27.
The mouse in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Primary Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Tertiary Consumer
d)
Secondary Consumer
28.
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.
29.
an organism that must consume other organisms for nutrients
a)
consumer
b)
herbivore
c)
omnivore
d)
carnivore
30.
The term for the role an organism has in the community.
a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
tolerances
d)
competition
31.
Areas defined by their geographical location and ecological similarity are called?
a)
ecozones
b)
biotopes
c)
biomes
d)
biodomes
32.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic
c)
abiotic
d)
living
33.
Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
34.
Is a fern an abiotic or biotic factor?
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
35.
Is a weather an abiotic or biotic factor?
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
36.
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?
a)
sun
b)
temperature
c)
soil
d)
grass
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