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Ecosystems 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An animal that eats meat

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Decomposers

d)

Consumers

2.

An organism, like bacteria, that breaks down dead plant or animal matter and releases its nutrients back into the soil.

a)

carnivores

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

3.

Food web

a)

The complex network of food chains in an ecosystem.

b)

An ordered arrangement of animals and plants in which each feeds on the one below it...

c)

A community of organisms interacting with their environment

4.

Which of the following do omnivores eat

a)

meat only

b)

plants only

c)

plants and meat

d)

they make their own food

5.

Which is a characteristic of animals that are in the same food web?

a)

They are in the same ecosystem

b)

They only eat plants

c)

They only eat meat

d)

They are all decomposers

6.

In a food web, which of these is a producer?

a)

humans

b)

grass

c)

lizards

d)

spiders

7.

A caterpillar only eats leaves. What would a caterpillar be classified as on a food web?

a)

an omnivore

b)

a carnivore

c)

a producer

d)

herbivore

8.

Earthworms are important to ecosystems. They are classified as

a)

producers

b)

herbivores

c)

decomposers

d)

worms

9.

Dead logs are a favorite food of...

a)

herbivores

b)

decomposers

c)

omnivores

10.

Pigeons in New York are

a)

predators

b)

prey

c)

carnivores