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Ecosystems and Food Chains/Webs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material is called...

a)

omnivore

b)

decomposer

c)

herbivore

2.

An organism that needs to eat other organisms is called...

a)

decomposer

b)

consumer

c)

producer

3.

Organisms that make their own food are called...

a)

producers

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

4.

Choose the living things in the food web that are consumers --click on the image to make it larger

a)

wildflowers

b)

hawk

c)

rabbit

d)

snake

e)

mouse

5.

Click on the image to make it larger-- Choose all that apply: The hawk gets energy from...

a)

mouse

b)

rabbit

c)

wildflowers

d)

snake

6.

Click on the image to make it larger-- Choose the living things that are producers...

a)

wildflowers

b)

rabbit

c)

snake

d)

grass

7.

Click on the image to make it larger--The rabbit gets energy from the ....

a)

hawk

b)

mouse

c)

wildflowers

d)

grass

8.

Click on the imgae to make it larger-- Choose the herbivores in the food web....

a)

hawk

b)

mouse

c)

rabbit

d)

snake

9.

A ____________________ shows how energy is passed from one living thing to another...

a)

ecosystem

b)

food chain

c)

habitat

10.

A cow eats grass found in its habitat. A cow is a

a)

producer

b)

carnivore

c)

herbivore

11.

A shark eats mostly fish and smaller ocean animals. A shark is a ...

a)

herbivore

b)

carnviore

c)

decomposer

12.

Bears eat berries and salmon. Bears are ...

a)

producers

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

13.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
14.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
15.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
16.
What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Organisms
17.

The arrows in a Food Chain represent

a)

Types of animals

b)

Flow of Energy

c)

Types of Food Chains

18.

Producers use this process to turn the sun's light into energy.

a)

Sugar

b)

Animals

c)

Biotic Factors

d)

Photosynthesis

19.

A series of interconnected food chains is called a ....

a)

food pyramid

b)

food web

c)

menu

20.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

earthworms

plants
fungi
bacteria
insects
birds
mammals
reptiles
water
sunlight
temperature
soil
air
minerals
rocks
humidity
biotic factors
abiotic factors