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WorksheetsIntroduction to Ecology
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The food chain starts with
a)
Sun and photosynthesis
b)
Animals
c)
Insects
d)
Clouds
2.
What type of organism makes its own food?
a)
consumer
b)
carnivore
c)
producer
d)
animal
3.
Which are examples of consumers?
a)
grass and cows
b)
turtles and seaweed
c)
owls and bears
d)
sun and mushrooms
4.
First order or primary consumers are also called
a)
herbivors
b)
carnivores
c)
omnivores
d)
producers
5.
Some of the energy a consumer gets from a producer is lost to the atmosphere as heat
a)
true
b)
false
6.
A consumer that eats a consumer that already ate a consumer is called
a)
a 3rd order or tertiary consumer
b)
a 2nd order or secondary consumer
c)
a producer
d)
a primary consumer
7.
Consumers that hunt and kill other consumers are called
a)
predators
b)
prey
c)
herbivores
d)
scavengers
8.
Consumers that eat other dead consumers are called
a)
predators
b)
prey
c)
herbivores
d)
scavengers
9.
The way energy is passed from one organism to another
a)
food chain
b)
energy
c)
extinct
d)
habitat
10.
What do the arrows show in a food chain picture?
a)
They always point to the smallest animals.
b)
They point to the animal that tastes the best.
c)
They always point to the producers.
d)
They point in the direction that energy is flowing.
11.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
12.
A tree is a ....
a)
composer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
13.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
14.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
15.
In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
tertiary consumer
d)
producer
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