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Ecosystem Organisation

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the folllowing is the highest trophic level ?

a)

Secondary Consumer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Quaternary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Consumer

2.

Organisms that feed on detritus (dead or decaying material) giving it a bigger surface area for microorganisms to work on

a)

Detritivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Herbivores

d)

Omnivores

3.

An animal that eats other animals and may therefore be a 2° or 3° consumer

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Detritivores

d)

All of them

4.

Position occupied by a group of organisms in a food chain.

a)

Trophic Level

b)

Trophoc stage

c)

Energy Level

d)

Energy stage

5.

Which of the following does NOT release carbon dioxide

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynsthesis

c)

Combustion

d)

Decay

6.

What do the arrows represent on a food web

a)

Inheritence of Genetics

b)

Direction of Movement

c)

Transfer of Energy

d)

Transfer of Mass

7.

According to this food web, how many organisms eat earthworms in this particular ecosystem?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

4

d)

13

8.

Process that cells use to release energy. Involved in the carbon cycle.

a)

Respiration

b)

Digestion

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Combustion

9.

The plant in the food chain - they make food by photosynthesis.

a)

Consumer

b)

Herbivore

c)

Prey

d)

Producer

10.

Which materials can be cycled within an ecosystem?

a)

Carbon

b)

Water

c)

Nitrogen

d)

All of the Above

11.

Predators eat prey; therefore, they cannot be......

a)

Consumers

b)

Primary Consumers

c)

Secondary Consumers

d)

Prey

12.

As the number of avaliable prey increases, you would expect the number of predators to....

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

d)

The number of predators is random