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Sci Topic 9 TEST - Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A tree makes it's own food using matter from the air and soil. A tree is a __________.

a)

decomposer

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

producer and consumer

2.

The abiotic factors in the otter's ecosystem include?

a)

air and water

b)

air, water, sunlight

c)

kelp and crabs

d)

water and kelp

3.

Which two statements about the model are true?

a)

Mice and rabbits do not produce their own food.

b)

Rabbits can consume more than one producer to get energy for survival.

c)

Adding another consumer to the food web makes the web more sustainable.

d)

Adding more producers to the food web decreases the amount of energy available to consumers.

4.

Which two statements are supported by the diagram?

a)

Polar bears are eaten only by seals.

b)

Harbor seals are eaten by both orcas and harp seals.

c)

Orcas eat seals, fish, and arctic birds.

d)

Harbor seals only eat fish.

5.

Mira plans to make a food chain based on her observations. Based on the data in Mira’s table, which chain shows the most likely feeding relationships?

a)

phytoplankton – zooplankton – fish – dolphin – orca

b)

dolphin – zooplankton – fish – orca

c)

fish – orca – zooplankton – fish – dolphin

d)

phytoplankton – dolphin – zooplankton – fish – orca

6.

Which organisms are producers in this food web?

a)

owls

b)

mice

c)

squirrels

d)

plants

7.

Living organisms are?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

8.

Nonliving organisms are?

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

9.

Organisms that consume other organisms are ?

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

10.

Which statement best describes the similarities of the carbon cycle and a food web?

a)

Both show matter moving through an ecosystem.

b)

Both represent what eats what in an ecosystem.

c)

Both show a single pathway for matter moving through a community.

d)

Both include abiotic factors in a community.

11.

Both biotic and abiotic organisms living together represent which of the following?

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

population

d)

individual

12.

The mushrooms in this food chain represent?

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

13.

This is a model of a forest ecosystem. Choose two answers below that might happen if water and sunlight were removed?

a)

Producers would not be able to produce their own food.

b)

Nothing, it would remain stable.

c)

The ecosystem would be unbalanced

d)

The deer population would increase.

14.

The grasshopper, mouse, raccoon, and owl in this food chain represent?

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

15.

The plants in this aquatic food web represent?

a)

producers

b)

consumers

c)

decomposers

16.

This image is an example of which cycle?

a)

The carbon cycle

b)

The water cycle

c)

a food web

d)

a food chain

17.

What is the job of a decomposer?

a)

To consume other animals and plants

b)

To break down other animals and plants

c)

To add to the population in the ecosystem

d)

To make the ecosystem unbalanced

18.

Joey wants to make a food chain model for his project. Choose the correct answer that puts the food chain in order from producers to consumers.

a)

grass, rabbit, fox, grizzly bear

b)

grizzly bear, fox, rabbit, grass

c)

fox, rabbit, grizzly bear, grass

d)

grass, grizzly bear, fox, rabbit

19.

This is a model of a food web. What does it show?

a)

It shows how matter and energy flows from one organism to another.

b)

It shows how the sun shines on everything.

c)

It shows how frogs eat grass

d)

It shows matter but not energy.

20.

Check 3 examples of natural events that might make an ecosystem unbalanced?

a)

A volcanic eruption

b)

A forest fire

c)

A drought

d)

A Snowstorm