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Energy Flow Vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These organisms break down dead or decaying plant and animal material.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

2.

These are living things in an environment.

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

3.

These are nonliving things in an environment.

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

4.

These are organisms that use the sun's energy to make their own food.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

predator

5.

These are animals that eat other animals rather than plants.

a)

hervivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

6.

Animals that eat producers are called:

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

7.

Animals that eat both plants and animals are called:

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

8.
Which of the following types of organisms would benefit most directly from the products of decomposer organisms?
a)
Decomposers
b)
Primary consumers
c)
Secondary consumers
d)
Producers
9.
Autotrophs are organisms that produce their own food. Which do scientist classify as autotrophs?
a)
Chordates
b)
Fungi
c)
Plants
d)
Molds
10.

Animals that eat other animals that eat plants.

a)

tertiary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

producer

d)

primary consumer

11.

Animals that eat secondary consumers.

a)

secondary consumer

b)

tertiary consumer

c)

producer

d)

primary consumer

12.

Looking at the chart below what type of organism is the Alaskan brown bear?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Decomposer

13.

What is the primary source of energy for the ecosystem pictured above?

a)

Grass and Green plants

b)

Hawks and Deer

c)

Tadpoles and Fish

d)

Sun

14.
A consumer gets energy by doing what?
a)
Making it themselves.
b)
Breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms and returning raw materials to the ecosystem.
c)
Soaking it up from the ground.
d)
Feeding on other organisms.
15.
A carnivore eats only other animals. What is an example?
a)
Bison
b)
Elephant
c)
Caterpillar
d)
Coyote
16.

Which of the following does NOT describe an ectotherm.

a)

internal physiological sources of heat are of relatively small

b)

depends on environmental sources as a source of body heat

c)

is able to warm itself up and regulate its body temperature

d)

they operate at very economical metabolic rates

17.

Which of the following does NOT describe a endotherm

a)

capable of the internal generation of heat

b)

a warm-blooded animal

c)

use of heat set free by its internal bodily functions

d)

relies solely on ambient heat