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Ecology terms

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

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 a consumer that eats only plants.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

4.

I am a consumer that eats only meat.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

5.

I am a consumer that eats both plants and animals.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

6.

Which is an example of a producer?

a)
b)
c)
7.

What is an example of a consumer?

a)
b)
c)
8.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
9.

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

a)

Abiotic factors

b)

Biotic factors

10.
The living portions of the ecosystem.
a)
Biotic factors
b)
Abiotic factors
11.

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

a)

water, sunlight, dirt, air

b)

birds and plants

c)

birds, water, dirt

d)

plants, water

12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
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.
15.
A red wolf is a __________ and a ________.
a)
producer and hunter
b)
consumer and carnivore
c)
decomposer and carnivore
d)
decomposer and omnivore
16.
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?
a)
energy path
b)
food web
c)
trophic level
d)
food pyramid
17.
Which of the following is NOT an abiotic environmental factor?
a)
air
b)
animals
c)
soil
d)
water
18.
Carnivores that eat freshly dead organisms are
a)
herbivores
b)
decomposers
c)
omnivores
d)
scavengers
19.
Cactus. Is it a.....
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
20.

The arrows in a food chain represents

a)

how oxygen moves between the organisms

b)

the order in which the decomposers act

c)

the wastes given off

d)

the flow of energy

21.

Who is a secondary consumer in the food web above?

a)

The rabbit

b)

The mouse

c)

The snake

d)

The deer

22.

What is the bottom layer of the an energy pyramid?

a)

producer

b)

tertiary consumer

c)

Secondary consumer

d)

primary consumer

23.

the top layer of an energy pyramid a primary consumer?

a)

true

b)

false

24.

How does the energy flow in an energy pyramids?

a)

up the pyramid

b)

down the pyramid

25.

What is the process in which an animal makes it's own food?

a)

Ground food making

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

It's just called "Animals making their own food"