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Intro to ecology and Food Chains

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of interactions between living things and their physical environment is _______.

a)

Botany

b)

Ecology

c)

Food webs

d)

Chemistry

2.

Is a lion a _______ factor in an environment?

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

3.

A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area is a __________.

a)

Community

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Population

d)

Biome

4.

A gathering of different populations or species that live together in a defined area is a _________.

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Biosphere

d)

Individual

5.

All the organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment represent a __________.

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Biosphere

d)

Ecosystem

6.

Select the correct order of levels of organization in an ecosystem.

a)

community, population, ecosystem, biosphere, biome

b)

ecosystem, population, biome, community, biosphere

c)

population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere

d)

population, ecosystem, community, biome, biosphere

7.

Organisms that are able to produce their own energy are _______.

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

omnivores

d)

carnivores

8.

Organisms that must get their energy by consuming other organisms are ______.

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

population

d)

autotrophs

9.

An organism that obtains energy by eating animals is a _______.

a)

producer

b)

carnivore

c)

herbivore

10.

A _________ is an organism that obtains energy by eating only plants.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Producer

c)

Herbivore

d)

Omnivore

11.

A ____________ will eat both plants and animals.

a)

Omnivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Producer

12.

A _______ feeds of animal remains and other dead matter.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Detritivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Herbivore

13.

Choose the correct order of energy flow through a food chain.

a)

herbivore -> producer -> omnivore - >carnivore

b)

carnivore -> omnivore -> herbivore -> producer

c)

producer -> herbivore -> omnivore -> carnivore

d)

producer -> herbivore -> carnivore -> omnivore

14.

What percentage of energy available at each trophic level is transferred to the next level.

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

20%

15.

Sunlight in considered a _____ factor in an environment.

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic