WorksheetsEnergy Cycle / Ecology
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does every food chain start with? (Even if it's not drawn or written there!)
a)
producers
b)
sun
c)
consumer
d)
decomposers
2.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
3.
Consumer that eats plants
a)
heterotroph
b)
herbivore
c)
producer
d)
community
4.
In this Food Web Pyramid Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Secondary Consumer
5.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Producer
d)
Autotroph
6.
As you move upward, from level to level, in an energy pyramid, energy _____.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
increases exponentially
7.
What are the Abiotic factors in this image?
a)
water, sunlight, dirt, air
b)
birds and plants
c)
birds, water, dirt
d)
plants, water
8.
An area where an organism finds food, shelter and water in a specific arrangement
a)
niche
b)
biosphere
c)
biome
d)
habitat
9.
The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.
a)
Biology
b)
Lithology
c)
Ecology
d)
Farmacology
10.
which symbiosis is this
a)
parasitism
b)
mutualism
c)
commensalism
d)
nonalism
11.
All of the following are considered alternative energy sources EXCEPT –
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Biofuel
d)
Solar
12.
If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?
a)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
13.
Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
14.
Individuals of a population who exit an area.
a)
Immigration
b)
Emigration
c)
Mitigation
d)
Lingation
15.
What is the difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells?
a)
Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than adult stem cells
b)
Adult stem cells are pluripotent, just like embryonic stem cells
c)
Adult stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than embryonic stem cells
d)
Adult stem cells grow bigger than embryonic stem cells
16.
Process of adding or changing DNA to alter genes within an individual’s cells to treat disease.
a)
stem cell research
b)
cloning
c)
gene therapy
d)
selective breeding
17.
What is the role of a decomposer in an ecosystem?
a)
capture the energy of sunlight
b)
produce energy for plants and animals
c)
break down dead organisms and their wastes
d)
transport nutrients and other materials among organisms
18.
If there was no decay, what would happen?
a)
dead stuff would pile up
b)
it would turn into gold
c)
it would blow up
d)
the dead stuff would magically vanish
19.
All members of one species in a certain area.
a)
Population
b)
Limiting Factors
c)
Immigration
d)
Birth Rate
20.
Which is NOT an example of a limiting factor.
a)
Climate
b)
Available Food & Water
c)
Available Space & Shelter
d)
Species color
21.
What terms describes protists and fungi that gain their energy by feeding off dead and decaying organic matter?
a)
decomposers
b)
heterotrophs
c)
autotrophs
d)
symbiotic
22.
If 25,000 kg of vegetation is planted in this ecosystem, how would the lion population change?
a)
Decrease by 2,500 kg
b)
Decrease by 25,000 kg
c)
Increase by 250 kg
d)
Increase by 250,000
23.
Why do living things need nitrogen?
a)
To get energy
b)
To make amino acids
c)
To make proteins
d)
To make proteins AND amino acids
24.
What three biogeochemical cycles will we be studying the next 2 weeks?
a)
Helium, Water, and Energy
b)
Water, Carbon/Oxygen, and Light
c)
Nitrogen, Water, and Carbon/Oxygen
d)
Genetics, Cells, and Photosynthesis
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