WorksheetsPractice- 6.4.3 Matter and Energy in Ecosystems
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an example of a food producer?
a)
Human
b)
Grizzly Bear
c)
Orca
d)
Oak Tree
2.
The capturing of the suns energy is possible through a process called _____________
a)
Chemosynthesis
b)
Photosynthesis
3.
What type of organism makes its own food?
a)
consumer
b)
carnivore
c)
producer
d)
animal
4.
Which are decomposers ?
a)
humans
b)
trees
c)
red wolves
d)
worms
5.
Which is NOT a consumer?
a)
mushroom
b)
bird
c)
carnivore
d)
omnivore
6.
Where do producers get their energy from?
a)
the ground
b)
other animals
c)
decomposers
d)
the sun
7.
Which choice has a group of only consumers?
a)
grass, cows, birds
b)
tigers, turtles, seaweed
c)
owl, snake, bear
d)
castus, sun, mushroom
8.
Which choice has a group of only producers?
a)
red wolf, coyote, grey wolf
b)
sunflower, grass, pine tree
c)
mushrooms and worms
d)
seaweed, algae, mushrooms
9.
How is the sun a part of a food chain?
a)
it is eaten
b)
it is the energy source
c)
it feeds animals
d)
it tastes good
10.
What is a food chain?
a)
A necklace.
b)
Jewelry made of food.
c)
A path showing how energy moves from one living thing to another.
d)
A life cycle.
11.
What do the arrows represent in a food chain?
a)
Stop
b)
Start
c)
"Gives energy to"
12.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
13.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
14.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
15.
All are an example of parasites except with one?
a)
Fleas
b)
Viruses
c)
Mosquitoes
d)
Bees
16.
What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?
a)
Produce food
b)
recycle matter
c)
provide oxygen
d)
supply water
17.
decomposer
a)
an organism that kills another organism or a prey (called predator)
b)
an organism that breaks down dead organisms and returns material to the environment
c)
an organism that gets killed by a predator (called prey)
18.
Most producers get energy from the Sun using the process of
a)
cellular respiration
b)
chemosynthesis
c)
photosynthesis
d)
consumption
19.
Decomposers are important to ecosystems because they
a)
return vital nutrients to the ecosystem
b)
capture energy from the Sun
c)
are producers
d)
can be omnivores
20.
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.
21.
The cycling of matter is important because
a)
Matter can be created and destroyed
b)
Only a limited amount of matter is available so it has to be recycled
c)
Matter can only be found in a solution
d)
Bacteria use matter to convert organisms into solar energy
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