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Ecology Energy Terms

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am the chef for the ecosystem because I am the only organism that can make my own food.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

2.

I rely on eating other organisms for the energy I need to function since I can not make my own food.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

3.

I am Mother Nature's recycler because I take dead things and turn them back into soil.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

4.

I am a consumer that eats only plants.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

5.

I am a consumer that eats only meat.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

6.

I am a consumer that eats both plants and animals.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

7.

Which is an example of a producer?

a)
b)
c)
8.

What is an example of a consumer?

a)
b)
c)
9.

What is an example of decomposer?

a)
b)
c)
10.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
11.

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

a)

Abiotic factors

b)

Biotic factors

12.
The living portions of the ecosystem.
a)
Biotic factors
b)
Abiotic factors
13.

The organisms that make up a community and the nonliving parts of the environment that they interact with are a(n)

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Habitat

d)

Ecosystem

14.

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

a)

water, sunlight, dirt, air

b)

birds and plants

c)

birds, water, dirt

d)

plants, water

15.

Organisms that break down decaying material are

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

decomposers

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.
Why is a deer classified as a herbivore?
a)
A deer makes its own food.
b)
A deer eats only plants.
c)
A deer eats only animals.
d)
A deer eats plants and animals.
18.
Why is a racoon classified as an omnivore?
a)
A racoon eats only animals.
b)
A racoon eats only plants.
c)
A racoon makes its own food.
d)
A racoon eats plants and animals.
19.
A red wolf is a __________ and a ________.
a)
producer and hunter
b)
consumer and carnivore
c)
decomposer and carnivore
d)
decomposer and omnivore
20.
From where do producers get their energy?
a)
the ground
b)
other animals
c)
decomposers
d)
the sun