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Energy and Trophic Levels Test Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the original source of almost all of the energy in most ecosystems?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Sunlight

c)

Water

d)

Carbon

2.

Algae, at the beginning of a marine food chain are:

a)

Consumers

b)

Producers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Herbivores

3.

What is an organism that feeds only on plants?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Detritivore

d)

Carnivore

4.

What animals eat both consumers and producers?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Omnivores

c)

Chemotrophs

d)

Autotrophs

5.

A bird stalks, kills, and then eats an insect! Based on its behavior what ecological terms describe the bird?

a)

Herbivore, decomposer

b)

Carnivore, consumer

c)

Producer, herbivore

d)

Producer, consumer

6.

Choose all that apply: What does an herbivore eat?

a)

Grass

b)

Bark

c)

Stems

d)

Flowers

7.

Choose all that apply: What do omnivores eat?

a)

Steak and salad

b)

Berries and meat

c)

Only meat

d)

Only veggies

8.

Choose all that apply: What does a carnivore eat?

a)

Bugs

b)

Fish

c)

Plants

d)

Bunnies

9.

Choose all that apply: What does a decomposer eat?

a)

Dead stuff

b)

Animal waste (poop)

c)

Living Plants

10.

Check all that apply: Click all of the examples of herbivores!

a)

Rabbit

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Owl

d)

Deer

11.

Check all that apply: Click all of the examples of omnivores!

a)

Most people

b)

Black Bears

c)

Chimpanzees

d)

Squid

12.

Check all that apply: Click all of the examples of carnivores!

a)

Lion

b)

Owl

c)

Rattlesnake

d)

Killer Whale (aka Orca)

13.

Check all that apply: Click all of the examples of decomposers!

a)

Mushrooms

b)

Mold

c)

Fungus

14.

Describe the flow of energy through an ecosystem (where does it start - where does it "end").

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15.

What is the main source of energy for life on Earth?

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16.

About how much of the energy within any level of a food chain is available tot he next level (think about an energy pyramid)?

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17.

What happens to the rest of the energy in a food pyramid that is not used for life processes?

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18.

What would happen to an ecosystem if all the producers died?

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19.

What are the main producers on land?

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