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WorksheetsUnit 5 Review- Ecosystems
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which word describes all the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism?
surroundings
environment
ecosystem
habitat
Which word describes a community of organisms and the environment in which they live?
surroundings
environment
ecosystem
habitat
What do you call a group of organisms that are all the same species?
Group
Horde
Community
Population
What do you call a group of populations that live together and interact with each other?
Group
Horde
Community
Population
What do you call the place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive?
surroundings
environment
ecosystem
habitat
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?
niche
environment
ecosystem
habitat
What is the process that plants use to make their own food?
photosynthesis
producer
consumer
decomposer
Select the ingredients plants use to make food through photosynthesis.
Air
Water
Soil
Sunlight
Which organisms are capable of making their own food?
photosynthesis
producer
consumer
decomposer
Which organisms must eat other organisms to survive?
photosynthesis
producer
consumer
decomposer
Which organisms get energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes?
photosynthesis
producer
consumer
decomposer
What is the purpose of a food chain?
to see what organisms are producers and which are consumers
to show the transfer of food energy between organisms in an ecosystem
To explain an animal's diet
Which organisms only eat plants/producers?
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
Which organisms only eat animals/consumers?
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
Which organisms eat animals and plants?
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
If an organism's diet consists of leaves, berries, and nuts it would be a(n)...?
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
Where does all the energy in an ecosystem originally come from?
Producers
Consumers
The Sun
The soil
Plants take in ___________ and use it to produce _________
Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
Animals take in ___________ and release _________ as we breathe
Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen
Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide
What might happen if an herbivore disappears from an ecosystem? (you can select more than one)
Populations of producers the herbivore eats would decrease
Populations of producers the herbivore eats would increase
Populations of animals that eat the herbivore would decrease
Populations of animals that eat the herbivore would increase
What is one complete food chain within this web?
insect ----> thrush ----> slug -----> hawk
vole ---> insect ----> fox ----> grass
Grass ---> insect --->frog ---> hawk
fox ----> rabbit ----> grass
Which of the below organisms are producers?
hawk
insect
grass
slug
Which of the below organisms are consumers?
hawk
insect
grass
slug
According to the food web, what does a fox eat? (you can choose more than one)
grass
frog
rabbit
vole
Name the producer in this food chain.
Flower
Mouse
Snake
Hawk
Name the first-level/primary consumer in this food chain.
Flower
Mouse
Snake
Hawk
Name the second-level/secondary consumer in this food chain.
Flower
Mouse
Snake
Hawk
Name the third-level/tertiary consumer in this food chain.
Flower
Mouse
Snake
Hawk
Which level of the energy pyramid has the MOST energy available?
tertiary consumers
secondary consumers
primary consumers
producers
Which level of the energy pyramid has the LEAST amount of energy available?
tertiary consumers
secondary consumers
primary consumers
producers
To have enough energy for organisms in an ecosystem to survive, which level MUST have the most organisms?
tertiary consumers
secondary consumers
primary consumers
producers
When two organisms form a relationship where they both benefit it is known as...
Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism
Predator/Prey
When two organisms form a relationship where one benefits while harming the other it is known as...
Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism
Predator/Prey
When two organisms form a relationship where one benefits and the other is unaffected it is known as...
Mutualism
Parasitism
Commensalism
Predator/Prey
