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Y7 Ecology 1

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
2.

Example of a producer

a)

frog

b)

algae

c)

worm

d)

mouse

3.
Example of a decomposer
a)
fungus
b)
mouse
c)
plants
d)
frogs
4.
A tree is a ....
a)
composer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
5.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
6.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
d)
an animal that eats only herbs
7.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a 
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
8.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
9.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
10.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
11.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
12.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
13.

All food chains begin with a ____________.

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

producer

d)

scavenger

14.
Which best describes what a food chain shows you?
a)
Energy flow through an ecosystem
b)
Food flowing through an ecosystem
c)
Consumers going into other consumers
d)
Who eats who
15.
The image provided is an example of a:
a)
Producer
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Decomposer
16.
The image provided is an example of a(n):
a)
Autotroph
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Decomposer
17.

Any living thing

a)

Biotic

b)

Community

c)

Organism

d)

Reptile

18.
An area where an organism finds food, shelter and water in a specific arrangement
a)
niche
b)
biosphere
c)
biome
d)
habitat
19.
Different populations living and interacting with each other in the same area
a)
Biome
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Niche
20.
Two or more members of a particular species living and interacting in the same area
a)
Community
b)
Population
c)
Organisms
d)
Biosphere
21.
The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
22.

Who does the owl get energy from?

a)

Grass

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Mouse

d)

Owl

23.
Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?
a)
The rabbit population may increase
b)
The rabbit population may decrease
c)
The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease
d)
The rabbit population will remain the same
24.

What can you infer from the fact that the disappearance of just one species can disrupt an entire food chain?

a)

Every food chain depends entirely on a single species

b)

Food chains are extremely fragile

c)

Food chains can regenerate on their own

d)

Food chains would not exist without humans

25.

The direction of the flow of energy in a food web is represented by ___.

a)

Light bulbs

b)

Dotted Lines

c)

Arrows

d)

Straight lines

26.

In the diagram, which organism provides nutrients for the

largest number of other organisms?

a)

Seal

b)

Herring

c)

Snapper

d)

Bluefish

27.

Which organisms compete for food in the food web to the

right?

a)

Orca and Herring

b)

Seal and Copepod

c)

Killifish and Snapper

d)

Mackerel and Bluefish

28.

Observe the food chain. Which organism’s population would increase if finches were removed from the ecosystem?

a)

Grass

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk

29.
Use the diagram to answer the question.
The Mayfly is a food source for which 3 organisms?
a)
Frog, Dragon Fly and snake
b)
Frog, trout and dragon fly
c)
Frog, salamander and trout
d)
Frog and phytoplankton
30.

Name an apex predator in this food web

a)

cheetah

b)

shrike

c)

oryx

d)

baboon

31.

What might happen if the baboon population suddenly all got a disease and died?

a)

the bushes would die out

b)

there would be lots more lions

c)

the cheetah population would die out

d)

there would be fewer scrub hares

32.

what might happen if the shrike population were all shot by hunters?

a)

there would be many more monitor lizards

b)

there would be more caracals

c)

there would be more Lanner falcons

d)

there would be more cheetahs

33.
In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
34.
In this ecological pyramid which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Secondary Consumer
35.
The diagram represents a pyramid of energy in an ecosystem.  Which level would most likely contain organisms that do photosynthesis?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
36.
Which of the following shows the correct pyramid of numbers for the food chain?
a)
A
b)
B

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