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Matter and Energy

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 51mins

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Class
Date
1.

The flow of energy between organisms can be shown using a pyramid shape because:

a)

There is more energy at the top than at the bottom

b)

There is more energy at the bottom than at the top

c)

Energy is lost as you move up the pyramid

d)

Both B and C

2.

Why are animals important to the process of photosynthesis?

a)

Animals eat plants, which makes space for more plants to grow.

b)

Animals digest food, which provides the starting materials for photosynthesis.

c)

Animals release carbon dioxide, which provides the starting materials for photosynthesis.

d)

Animals produce energy in the form of heat, which is necessary for photosynthesis to occur.

3.

How do organisms get the energy they need?

a)

Plants get energy from fertilizers, and animals get energy by drinking water.

b)

Plants get energy from glucose produced in the soil, and animals get energy directly from the sunlight.

c)

Plants do not require energy because they do not move, and animals get energy by performing exercise.

d)

Plants break down the glucose produced in photosynthesis, and animals get energy from eating other organisms.

4.

What is an organism called that feeds on another organism?

a)

consumer

b)

scavenger

c)

producer

d)

decomposer

5.
An organism that makes its own food is known as
a)
consumer
b)
scavenger
c)
producer
d)
decomposer
6.
Uses dead plants and animals for energy.
a)
worm
b)
grass
c)
rabbit
d)
none
7.

If there were no decomposers, which of the following would most likely happen?

a)

Animals would start performing photosynthesis.

b)

Plants and animals would remain living for a longer period of time.

c)

The amount of dead animal matter would decrease.

d)

Plants would lack nutrients they receive from decomposers.

8.

An organism that return matter from dead plants and animals back to the soil is called a ____________?

a)

carnivore

b)

decomposer

c)

herbivore

d)

omnivore

9.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
10.

Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

a)

CO2 + light + H2O --> O2 + Sugar

b)

CO2 + sugar + H2O --> O2 + light

c)

O2 + light + H2O --> CO2 + Sugar

d)

CO2 + O2 + H2O --> Light+ Sugar

11.
Which organelle in the plant cell performs photosynthesis?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cytoplasm
12.
The reactants of photosynthesis are
a)
sugar and water.
b)
sugar and oxygen.
c)
carbon dioxide and water.
d)
carbon dioxide and oxygen.
13.
Most producers get energy from the Sun using the process of
a)
cellular respiration
b)
chemosynthesis
c)
photosynthesis
d)
consumption
14.
Decomposers are important to ecosystems because they
a)
return vital nutrients to the ecosystem
b)
capture energy from the Sun
c)
are producers
d)
can be omnivores
15.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
Carbon dioxide and water
b)
Carbon dioxide and oxygen
c)
Glucose and oxygen
d)
Glucose and water
16.
A consumer gets energy by
a)
absorbing sunlight.
b)
breaking down dead organisms.
c)
soaking it up from the ground.
d)
feeding on other organisms.
17.
Where does cellular respiration take place in the cell?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Vacuole
18.
What kind of things perform cellular respiration?
a)
All living cells
b)
plants only
c)
animals only
d)
yeast only
19.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
20.
Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____. 
a)
photosynthesis, air
b)
carbon, oxygen
c)
oxygen
d)
oxygen, carbon dioxide
21.
When an organism's energy source comes from both animals and plants, that organism is considered to be a what?
a)
predator
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
carnivore
22.
How do consumers get their energy? 
a)
laying in the sun
b)
eating other organisms 
c)
providing food for other organisms
d)
surviving in an ecosystem 
23.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Producer
b)
Autotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Insect
24.
An organism at the second trophic level would be considered a ________.
a)
Top carnivore
b)
Producer
c)
Herbivore
d)
Carnivore
25.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
26.
Which of the following best describes the small bird in the food web above?
a)
primary and secondary consumer
b)
secondary and tertiary consumer
c)
primary consumer only
d)
secondary consumer only
27.
How many primary consumers are there in this food web?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
29.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
30.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
31.
True or False. In this Food Web Pyramid the consumers on each level only get about 10 percent of energy that the plants have stored.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
In this Food Web Pyramid what is the proper name for the organisms above the producer level at the bottom.
a)
herbivores
b)
consumers
c)
carnivores 
d)
omnivores
33.

Which of the following is the correct equation for CELLULAR RESPIRATION?

a)

CO2 + energy + H2O --> O2 + Sugar

b)

CO2 + sugar + H2O --> O2 + light

c)

O2 + Sugar--> CO2 + energy + H2O

d)

CO2 + O2 + H2O --> energy+ Sugar

34.

What are the products of Cellular Respiration?

a)

Carbon dioxide, energy and water

b)

Carbon dioxide and oxygen

c)

Glucose and oxygen

d)

Glucose, energy and water

35.

Which of the following go through the chemical reaction of cellular respiration?

a)

Humans

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

All of the Above

36.

Cellular respiration and photosynthesis are:

a)

The same reactions

b)

Opposite reactions

c)

Unrelated reactions

d)

Only done in plants, algae, and many microorganisms

37.

How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration connected?

a)

Photosynthesis is how plants, algae, and many microorganisms get their food and cellular respiration is how they turn that food into energy.

b)

Cellular respiration is how plants, algae, and many microorganisms get their food and photosynthesis is how they turn that food into energy.

c)

Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are the processes by which plants, algae, and many microorganisms make their own food.

d)

Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are unrelated.

38.

Which of these experiments would provide evidence that plants conduct cellular respiration?

a)

Place a plant in water in a sealed aquarium under a lamp, and measure the amount of water used.

b)

Place a plant in a vacuum-sealed aquarium under a lamp, and measure the amount of oxygen produced.

c)

Place a plant in water with dissolved nitrogen, and measure the amount of nitrogen absorbed by the plant.

d)

Place a plant in a sealed aquarium filled with oxygen in the dark, and measure the amount of oxygen used.

39.

____________________ is a part of oceans, air, rocks, soil, and all living things.

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Water

c)

Carbon

d)

Silver

40.

What is the purpose of cellular respiration?

a)

to make food

b)

to release energy from food

c)

to take in food

d)

to release oxygen

41.
What is it called when WATER is FORMED from an LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR or a [GAS]?
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
sublimation
42.
What stage occurs in the water cycle when water vapor cools?
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
43.

In what stage of the Water Cycle does water fall back to the Earth? In the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

sublimation

44.
What is our role in the carbon cycle? 
a)
We are made of carbon. 
b)
We release it into the atmosphere when we breathe. 
c)
We release it into the atmosphere when using fossil fuels. 
d)
All of the above. 
45.
Which cycle is this?
a)
Carbon
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Phosphorus
d)
Water