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Unit 5 Review- Ecosystems

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word describes all the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism?

a)

surroundings

b)

environment

c)

ecosystem

d)

habitat

2.

Which word describes a community of organisms and the environment in which they live?

a)

surroundings

b)

environment

c)

ecosystem

d)

habitat

3.

What do you call a group of organisms that are all the same species?

a)

Group

b)

Horde

c)

Community

d)

Population

4.

What do you call a group of populations that live together and interact with each other?

a)

Group

b)

Horde

c)

Community

d)

Population

5.

What do you call the place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive?

a)

surroundings

b)

environment

c)

ecosystem

d)

habitat

6.

What do you call the role a plant or animal plays in its habitat including how it finds food and the climate it thrives in?

a)

niche

b)

environment

c)

ecosystem

d)

habitat

7.

What is the process that plants use to make their own food?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

decomposer

8.

Select the ingredients plants use to make food through photosynthesis.

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Soil

d)

Sunlight

9.

Which organisms are capable of making their own food?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

decomposer

10.

Which organisms must eat other organisms to survive?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

decomposer

11.

Which organisms get energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

decomposer

12.

What is the purpose of a food chain?

a)

to see what organisms are producers and which are consumers

b)

to show the transfer of food energy between organisms in an ecosystem

c)

To explain an animal's diet

13.

Which organisms only eat plants/producers?

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

14.

Which organisms only eat animals/consumers?

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

15.

Which organisms eat animals and plants?

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

16.

If an organism's diet consists of leaves, berries, and nuts it would be a(n)...?

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

17.

Where does all the energy in an ecosystem originally come from?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

The Sun

d)

The soil

18.

Plants take in ___________ and use it to produce _________

a)

Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen

b)

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide

19.

Animals take in ___________ and release _________ as we breathe

a)

Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen

b)

Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide

20.

What might happen if an herbivore disappears from an ecosystem? (you can select more than one)

a)

Populations of producers the herbivore eats would decrease

b)

Populations of producers the herbivore eats would increase

c)

Populations of animals that eat the herbivore would decrease

d)

Populations of animals that eat the herbivore would increase

21.

What is one complete food chain within this web?

a)

insect ----> thrush ----> slug -----> hawk

b)

vole ---> insect ----> fox ----> grass

c)

Grass ---> insect --->frog ---> hawk

d)

fox ----> rabbit ----> grass

22.

Which of the below organisms are producers?

a)

hawk

b)

insect

c)

grass

d)

slug

23.

Which of the below organisms are consumers?

a)

hawk

b)

insect

c)

grass

d)

slug

24.

According to the food web, what does a fox eat? (you can choose more than one)

a)

grass

b)

frog

c)

rabbit

d)

vole

25.

Name the producer in this food chain.

a)

Flower

b)

Mouse

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk

26.

Name the first-level/primary consumer in this food chain.

a)

Flower

b)

Mouse

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk

27.

Name the second-level/secondary consumer in this food chain.

a)

Flower

b)

Mouse

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk

28.

Name the third-level/tertiary consumer in this food chain.

a)

Flower

b)

Mouse

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk

29.

Which level of the energy pyramid has the MOST energy available?

a)

tertiary consumers

b)

secondary consumers

c)

primary consumers

d)

producers

30.

Which level of the energy pyramid has the LEAST amount of energy available?

a)

tertiary consumers

b)

secondary consumers

c)

primary consumers

d)

producers

31.

To have enough energy for organisms in an ecosystem to survive, which level MUST have the most organisms?

a)

tertiary consumers

b)

secondary consumers

c)

primary consumers

d)

producers

32.

When two organisms form a relationship where they both benefit it is known as...

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator/Prey

33.

When two organisms form a relationship where one benefits while harming the other it is known as...

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator/Prey

34.

When two organisms form a relationship where one benefits and the other is unaffected it is known as...

a)

Mutualism

b)

Parasitism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predator/Prey