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Ecology

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Consumer that eats plants

a)

heterotroph

b)

herbivore

c)

producer

d)

community

2.

Series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

a)

food web

b)

consumer

c)

food chain

d)

omnivore

3.

All the organisms in a particular location, including their nonliving environment

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

species

d)

population

4.

In the food web shown, the snake would be considered:

a)

1st level consumer

b)

2nd level consumer

c)

3rd level consumer

d)

producer

5.

Each step in a food chain or food web is called a:

a)

energy path

b)

consumer level

c)

trophic level

d)

food pyramid

6.

The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment.

a)

community

b)

biology

c)

ecology

d)

ecosystem

7.

Non-living factor that affects organisms in an ecosystem

a)

biotic factor

b)

abiotic factor

c)

food chain

d)

invasive species

8.

Organisms that breaks down and absorbs nutrients from dead organisms

a)

consumer

b)

trophic level

c)

decomposer

d)

autotroph

9.

An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

autotroph

10.

All food chains begin with a ____________.

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

producer

d)

omnivore

11.

An animal that eats other animals is a....

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

decomposer

12.

All the populations of species living and interacting with each other in the same area

a)

habitat

b)

ecosystem

c)

community

d)

population

13.

All of the parts of the Earth where life can exist.

a)

biosphere

b)

community

c)

symbiosis

d)

Ecosystem

14.

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:

a)

Autotroph

b)

Producer

c)

Consumer

d)

Mutualist

15.

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

a)

water, sunlight, dirt, air

b)

birds and plants

c)

birds, water, dirt

d)

plants, water, birds, sunlight

16.

Which one of these is a decomposer?

a)

b)

c)

d)

17.

Which one of these is an omnivore?

a)

b)

c)

d)

18.

In a food chain or food web, the arrows represent:

a)

what is eating what

b)

carnivores

c)

producers and consumers

d)

energy and materials

19.

Which one is an example of a producer (autotroph)?

a)

b)

c)

d)

20.

When two organisms live very closely together.

a)

symbiosis

b)

heterotroph

c)

food web

d)

community

21.

What type of symbiosis is shown here?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

22.

What type of symbiosis is shown here?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

23.

This population shows:

a)

Exponential growth

b)

Logistic growth