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Ecology JC COL

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
2.
Examples of a producer
a)
frog
b)
algae
c)
worm
d)
mouse
3.
Example of a decomposer
a)
fungus
b)
mouse
c)
plants
d)
frogs
4.
A tree is a ....
a)
composer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
5.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
6.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
d)
an animal that eats only herbs
7.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
d)
an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis
8.
An animal that gets energy from eating both plants and animals is a 
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
autotroph
9.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
10.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
11.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
12.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
13.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
14.
A producer is a (n) ______________.
a)
heterotroph
b)
omnitroph
c)
autotroph
d)
oscartroph
15.
All food chains begin with a ____________.
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
producers
d)
scavengers
16.
Which best describes what a food chain shows you?
a)
Energy flow through an ecosystem
b)
Food flowing through an ecosystem
c)
Consumers going into other consumers
d)
Who eats who
17.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
18.
An area where an organism finds food, shelter and water in a specific arrangement
a)
niche
b)
biosphere
c)
biome
d)
habitat
19.
The living part of an ecosystem
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
Mother Earth
d)
Flowers
20.
The non-living part of an ecosystem
a)
Ocean
b)
Lava Flow
c)
Birds
d)
Abiotic
21.
The study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment.
a)
Biology
b)
Lithology
c)
Ecology
d)
Farmacology
22.

(a)   are animals that eat other animals

23.

(a)   are animals that are hunted and eaten

24.

(a)   is the interaction between members of the same species

or members of different species for resources that are in short supply.

25.

Some environmental factors may be measured with instruments.

What does a light meter measure?

a)

Light intensity

b)

Temperature of the air

c)

Rainfall

d)

pH of soil

26.

What is the name of the apparatus shown?

a)

Pooter

b)

Beating tray

c)

Line transect

d)

Pitfall trap

27.
What is the function of the instrument shown?
a)
To measure the frequency of plants
b)
To capture small insects
c)
To capture butterflies
d)
To map out a habitat