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WorksheetsMatter & Energy in Food Webs
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
2.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
3.
A consumer that hunts is called:
a)
a producer.
b)
an omnivore.
c)
a predator.
d)
a herbivore.
4.
Which of the following best describes the small bird in the food web above?
a)
primary and secondary consumer
b)
secondary and tertiary consumer
c)
primary consumer only
d)
secondary consumer only
5.
A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.
a)
mutualism
b)
competition
c)
predator/prey
d)
parasitism
6.
A tapeworm inside a dog is
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
commensalism
d)
parasitism
7.
A symbiotic relationship that involves species having to fight for something they both need or want
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
commensalism
d)
parasitism
8.
How many herbivores are in this web?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
How many primary consumers are there in this food web?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
11.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
12.
An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food is known as a:
a)
Producer
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Decomposer
13.
What does a food chain represent?
a)
How all living organisms within a habitat are connected.
b)
All of the things that a particular animal eats.
c)
How plants create their own food.
d)
A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.
14.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms.
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
15.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.
d)
How carnivores get their food.
16.
What is a trophic level?
a)
Each level represented within a food chain or web.
b)
Levels of ecosystems that the world is divided into.
c)
Different levels of nutrients present within an organism.
d)
The levels of sunlight an autotroph needs to survive.
17.
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.
18.
How much energy is available to be passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem?
a)
100%
b)
10%
c)
50%
d)
75%
19.
Why is there a limited amount of energy that can be passed on to the next feeding level?
a)
There is never enough sunlight available.
b)
Some ecosystems have limited resources.
c)
Organisms use some of the energy they get from eating.
d)
All the energy is available to be passed on.
20.
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.
21.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Tertiary Consumers
22.
The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
23.
The fox in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Tertiary Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
24.
The mouse in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Primary Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Tertiary Consumer
d)
Secondary Consumer
25.
The image provided is an example of a:
a)
Producer
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Decomposer
26.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Autotroph
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Decomposer
27.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Carnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Producer
d)
Autotroph
28.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Producer
b)
Autotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Insect
29.
Producers are...
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
30.
Consumers are...
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
31.
Autotrophs...
a)
make their own food
b)
feed on other organisms
32.
Heterotrophs...
a)
make their own food
b)
feed on other organisms
33.
Decomposers are...
a)
autotrophs
b)
heterotrophs
34.
Bacteria and fungi are...
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
35.
Predators are...
a)
animals that hunt other animals
b)
animals that are hunted by other animals
36.
Grass is an example of...
a)
a producer
b)
a consumer
c)
a decomposer
37.
Rabbits are examples of...
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
38.
Snakes are examples of...
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
39.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
40.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
41.
If a frog is the prey, what could be the predator?
a)
Grass
b)
Insect
c)
Snake
d)
Snail
42.
What does a Primary Consumer eat?
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Producers
43.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
44.
In a food web, arrows point at:
a)
who gets energy.
b)
who gets eaten.
45.
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
46.
__________ is an organism that eats BOTH plants and animals for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Darnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbiovre
47.
Lions only eat buffalo, antelopes, zebras and crocodiles. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Delivore
48.
Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. They are called __________.
a)
Franivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
49.
Which is a producer?
a)
deer
b)
tall grass
c)
lion
d)
worm
50.
Which level will contain plants?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
51.
Which level has the most energy available?
a)
producer
b)
primary consumer
c)
secondary consumer
d)
tertiary consumer
52.
The cycles of matter on Earth depend on ________________________________.
a)
ecosystems
b)
ecological recycling
c)
decomposers
d)
energy transfer
53.
The movement and exchange of living and nonliving matter back into living matter is known as ______________________.
a)
ecological recycling
b)
food webs
c)
energy transfer
d)
food chains
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