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Ecosystems: Section 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ecosystems thrive because __________ flows through them.

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

heat

d)

food

2.

Energy is he ability to...

a)

make food.

b)

do work.

c)

create change.

3.

Non-living parts of an ecosystem.

a)

abiotic

b)

matter

c)

biotic

d)

mass

4.

The following are abiotic factors.

a)

wind, food, and deer.

b)

water, weather and wind.

c)

water, plants and animals.

5.

The following list are biotic factors.

a)

temperature, soil and water.

b)

plants, animals, and algae.

c)

rain, snow, and sleet.

6.

What energy source do plants create?

a)

sugar

b)

water

c)

algae

d)

soil

7.

What is the name of the process that converts products from Photosynthesis into usable energy in our cells?

a)

chemical equation

b)

chemical product

c)

aerobic respiration

d)

anaerobic respiration

8.

The part of a food chain that "makes" the food.

a)

producers

b)

heterotrophs

c)

consumers

d)

decomposers

9.

Another name for a "producer."

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Omnivore

c)

Autotroph

d)

Herbivore

10.

The chimps were first thought to be herbivores but found to be...

a)

omnivores

b)

carvivores

c)

decomposers

11.

A member of your biome that eats plants or animals is called a ...

a)

herbivore

b)

biotic

c)

consumer

d)

autotroph

12.

This shows the energy flow through an ecosystem.

a)

Food web

b)

water cycle

c)

carbon cycle

d)

Food chain

13.

A consumer that eats MEAT only.

a)

ominvore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

consumer

14.

Similar organisms live in a region that suits their needs called a(n)

a)

home.

b)

habitat.

c)

community.

d)

biome.

15.

Matter that decomposes.

a)

biomass

b)

biovolume

c)

biology