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Ecology warm up

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A fox is an example of...
a)
Biotic Factor
b)
Abiotic Factor
2.

Organisms that eat other animals are referred to as

a)

Producers

b)

Carnivores

c)

Herbivores

3.

Elephants eat plants. What is the elephant's niche in the food web?

a)

Apex Predator

b)

Primary consumer/herbivore

c)

Secondary consumer/Carnivore

d)

Producer

4.

What kind of organism breaks down dead matter and recycles nutrients back in to the environment?

a)

producer

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

decomposer

5.

Factors in the environment such as sunlight, wind and rainfall are considered

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

6.

How much energy is transferred from one organism to the next in a food chain?

a)

1%

b)

10%

c)

100%

7.

Bears feed on berries and fish. What type of consumer is the bear?

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

8.

Plants have the ability to make their own food. What is the plant's role in the food web?

a)

primary producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

herbivore

d)

carnivore

9.
In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in each level gets lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?
a)
80%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
20%
10.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.