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Ecosystems

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of a consumer that eats only meat or other animals.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

2.

Grass would be an example of a _________________.

a)

consumer

b)

decomposer

c)

producer

3.

What is the energy source at the beginning of every food chain or food web?

a)

sun

b)

plants

c)

consumer

d)

moon

4.

What term describes organisms changing to fit their environment?

a)

amendments

b)

ecosystems

c)

food chain

d)

adaptations

5.

What term do you use to describe the flow of energy between organisms?

a)

food chain

b)

water cycle

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

6.

The grass of the plains in Africa is eaten by an antelope, A lion then comes along and eats the antelope. In this food chain, the lion would be considered a ___________

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

7.

If there are not enough resources to support a species in an ecosystem, the species will die off and possibly become extinct.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A ____________ is important to an ecosystem because they break down dead organisms and return nutrients back to the soil.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

d)

carnivore

9.

This is an adaptation where an organism blends into their surroundings.

a)

camouflage

b)

hibernation

c)

migration

d)

flying

10.
What is an ecosystem?
a)
A group of animals that are the same species.
b)
Soil, water, air and sunlight
c)
All the living and non living things that interact in an area.
d)
North America
11.
What is the name for all the animals of the same species living in an ecosystem?
a)
Population
b)
Community
12.
An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a ___________________.
a)
Villian
b)
Predator
c)
Prey
d)
Fred