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Y7 Ecology revision quiz

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 3hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Examples of a producer
a)
frog
b)
algae
c)
worm
d)
mouse
2.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
d)
an animal that eats only herbs
3.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
d)
an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis
4.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
5.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
6.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
7.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
8.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
9.
All food chains begin with a ____________.
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
producers
d)
scavengers
10.
Which best describes what a food chain shows you?
a)
Energy flow through an ecosystem
b)
Food flowing through an ecosystem
c)
Consumers going into other consumers
d)
Who eats who
11.
An area where an organism finds food, shelter and water in a specific arrangement
a)
niche
b)
biosphere
c)
biome
d)
habitat
12.
The non-living part of an ecosystem
a)
Ocean
b)
Lava Flow
c)
Birds
d)
Abiotic
13.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source. 
14.
In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
tertiary consumer
d)
producer
15.
A pond ecosystem is shown in the diagram below. Which statement describes an interaction that helps maintain the dynamic equilibrium of this ecosystem?
Which statement describes an interaction that helps maintain the dynamic equilibrium of this ecosystem?
a)
The frogs make energy available to this ecosystem through the process of photosynthesis.
b)
The algae directly provide food for both the rotifers and the catfish.
c)
The green-backed heron provides energy for the mosquito larvae.
d)
The catfish population helps control the populations of water boatman and waterfleas.
16.
Which is the correct food chain order?
a)
Plant-->1st Consumer--> 2nd Consumer 
b)
Plant <-- 1st Consumer <-- 2nd Consumer
c)
2nd consumer     --> 1st consumer  --> Plant
d)
1st Consumer      --> 2nd consumer --> Plant
17.
Which of these is true about this food web?
a)
The Owl gets its energy from the producer.
b)
The Lion gets its energy only from a wild cat.
c)
The Kite gets its energy from the goat.
d)
The Mouse is most likely to die, several ways.
18.
In the food web shown, which is the tertiary consumer?
a)
large lizard
b)
snake
c)
scorpion
d)
desert fox
19.
Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
migration
20.
The seasonal movement of an organism from one place to another
a)
camouflage
b)
migration
c)
hibernation
d)
function
21.
When an organism slows its life functions for a period of time to better its chances for survival during harsh conditions
a)
camouflage
b)
migration
c)
mimicry
d)
hibernation
22.
Function is ________________________.
a)
the way something looks
b)
how something sounds
c)
what something does
d)
the role of an organism
23.
Which best describes how a porcupine defends itself from predators?
a)
it changes color
b)
it has sharp quills
c)
it moves very rapidly
d)
it makes a loud noise
24.

Pesticides and herbicides eventually show up in higher level consumers due to

a)

climate change

b)

bioaccumulation

c)

habitat destruction

d)

fertilizer runoff

25.

Chemicals build up through the food chain

a)

acute effects

b)

bioaccumulation

c)

biomagnification

d)

dose

26.

Nocturnal means...

a)

Awake in the daytime

b)

Awake at night time

27.

A bats strongest sense is...

a)

Smell

b)

Hearing

c)

Sight

d)

Taste

28.

Meat-eaters are called...

a)

Frugivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Herbivores

29.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from EATING other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to MAKE its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating DEAD organisms
30.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other ANIMALS
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only PLANTS
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating BOTH plants and other animals
31.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
32.
An organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
33.
An animal that eats both plants and animals is....
a)
omnivore
b)
carnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
scavenger