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Ecosystems

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All the living and nonliving things in an area make up a/an

a)

community.

b)

ecosystem.

c)

population.

d)

environment.

2.

An organism that makes its own food is a/an

a)

producer.

b)

consumer.

c)

predator.

d)

prey.

3.

Two or more overlapping food chains form a/an

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

community

d)

population

4.

To avoid being eaten, a rabbit will run away from

a)

carnivores.

b)

scavengers.

c)

herbivores.

d)

producers.

5.

In a diagram of a food web, the arrows show the flow of

a)

soil

b)

sunlight

c)

oxygen

d)

energy

6.
ALL energy flow for an ecosystem begins with ...
a)
plants
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
algae
7.
Organisms that hunt other organisms for food are called __________.
a)
predators
b)
prey
c)
producers
d)
heterotrophs
8.

Carnivores, herbivores and omnivores are all examples of __________.

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

abiotic factors

9.

An animal that eats only plants.

a)

scavenger

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

carnivore

10.

Organisms that breakdown all the dead plants and animals and their waste and are converted into nutrients for plants.

a)

carnivores

b)

consumers

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

11.

A diagram that shows the transfer of energy in an ecosystem by using several food chains.

a)

ecosystem

b)

food web

c)

environment

d)

food chain

12.
The picture is an example of
a)
Food Web 
b)
Food Chain 
c)
Feeding Relationship
d)
Food Cycle 
13.

A toucan would belong in which ecosystem?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Grassland

c)

Tundra

d)

Artic

14.

What ecosystem is the one pictured above?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Grassland

c)

Artic

d)

Desert

15.
What member of an ecosystem would a group of cats represent?
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
16.

A raccoon eats plants and animals. It is an example of a(n)

a)

omnivore

b)

carnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

decomposer