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Ecology Combined

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A place that has living and non-living things.

a)

Population

b)

Matter

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Food Web

2.

A picture of all the animals in an ecosystem and what they eat.

a)

Food Web

b)

Decomposition

c)

Population

d)

Matter

3.

A group of the same type of animal or plant.

a)

Energy

b)

Matter

c)

Analyze

d)

Population

4.

An animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.

a)

Predator

b)

Producer

c)

Consumer

d)

Decomposition

5.

Organisms that make their own food.

a)

Consumers

b)

Decomposition

c)

Predators

d)

Producers

6.

When plants or animals are broken down to be used as energy.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposition

d)

Predator

7.

Everything around you and what everything is made of.

a)

Energy

b)

Decomposition

c)

Population

d)

Matter

8.

All living things use this to move, grow and live.

a)

Energy

b)

Matter

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Producer

9.

A living thing that must eat other living things (plants or animals) to get the energy that it needs to live.

a)

Predator

b)

Consumer

c)

Food Web

d)

Producer

10.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

A place with livings things.

b)

A place with non-living things.

c)

An ecosystem is a place that has both living and non-living things.

11.

What are examples of living things?

a)

People, animals and plants.

b)

Rocks, soil, water, sunlight, air, fire.

12.

What are examples of non-living things?

a)

People, animals, and plants.

b)

Rocks, soil, water, sunlight, air, fire.

13.

Where do animals get their energy from?

a)

From the sun.

b)

By eating food.

c)

From sleeping.

d)

From drinking water.

14.

Why are plants special?

a)

They are green.

b)

They grow out from the ground.

c)

They make their own food through photosynthesis.

d)

They have leaves.

15.

Plants make their own food. Plants are known as...?

a)

Consumers.

b)

Producers.

c)

Decomposers.

d)

Omnivores.

16.

Animals have to eat other things for food. All animals are known as..."

a)

Producers

b)

Decomposers

c)

Consumers

d)

Omnivores

17.

Animals that only eat plants are known as...?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Producers

d)

Herbivores

18.

Herbivores only eat plants. Examples of a herbivores are...?

a)

Plants

b)

Fungi

c)

Rabbits and deer.

d)

Wolves and coyotes.

19.

Some animals eat both animals and plants for food. These animals are known as...?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Decomposers

d)

Herbivores

20.

An example of an onmivore is...?

a)

Bears

b)

Plants

c)

Deer

d)

Fungi

21.

Some animals only eat other animals for food. These animals are known as...?

a)

Omnivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Producers

d)

Herbivore

22.

An example of a carnivore is...?

a)

Plants

b)

Fungi

c)

Wolves

d)

Deer

23.

If a lot of plants die, what do you think will happen to the number of deer in the ecosystem?

a)

The number of deer in the forest will go down.

b)

The number of deer in the forest will go up.

c)

Nothing will happen. The number of deer will remain the same.

24.

If a lot of plants die, what do you think will happen to the number of coyotes in the ecosystem?

a)

Nothing will happen. The number of coyotes will remain the same.

b)

The number of coyotes in the forest will go up.

c)

The number of coyotes in the forest will go down.

25.

If a lot of plants die, what do you think will happen to the number of wolves in the ecosystem?

a)

The number of wolves in the forest will go up.

b)

The number of wolves in the forest would go down.

c)

Nothing will happen. The number of wolves will remain the same.

26.

When looking at a diagram of a food chain, what do the arrows mean?

a)

They don't mean anything.

b)

They point to where the energy of food goes.

c)

They are just for decoration.

27.

Plants make food using energy from...

a)

the sun.

b)

the water.

c)

the air.

d)

the soil.

28.

Why are plants so important in an ecosystem?

a)

Because they have have leaves.

b)

Because they are green.

c)

Because all the energy (food) in an ecosystem comes from plants.

d)

Because they have roots.

29.

Why is the sun so important to all living things?

a)

Plants need the sun to make their food.

b)

Without the sun, plants would die.

c)

The sun keeps both plants and animals alive.

d)

All of the above.

30.

A diagram that shows the movement of food from plants to consumers is called a...?

a)

Venn Diagram

b)

Food Web

c)

Food Pyramid

d)

Food Chain

31.

When you put more than one food chain together it is called a...?

a)

Venn Diagram

b)

Food Web

c)

Food Pyramid

d)

Food Chain

32.

Food Webs show ____ the relationships between the animals and plants.

a)

all/most

b)

a few

c)

some

d)

only one of

33.

What does a predator do?

a)

Makes their own food

b)

Eats plants

c)

Hunts and eats other animals for food.

34.

What kind of animals are predators?

a)

Deer and rabbits.

b)

Plants and fungi.

c)

Wolves and coyotes.

35.

What does it mean when two animals "compete"?

a)

They compete over friends.

b)

They eat the same kind of food.

36.

Decomposers have a "job" in the ecosystem. What is their "job"?

a)

To clean the water.

b)

To make food using air, water, and sunlight.

c)

Decomposers eat dead animals and dead plants.

d)

Decomposers hunt other animals.

37.

What is an example of a decomposer?

a)

Bees

b)

Plants

c)

Wolves

d)

Fungi

38.

How do decomposers get their energy?

a)

By breaking down the matter of dead animals and dead plants.

b)

They get their energy from the sun.

c)

Decomposers don't need energy.

d)

By cleaning the water in an ecosystem.

39.

Why are decomposers so important to the ecosystem?

a)

Decomposers hunt other animals and make sure they don't overpopulate.

b)

Decomposers help make nutrients that go back in to the soil. These nutrients help plants grow.

c)

Decomposers clean the water in the ecosystem.

d)

Decomposers use sunlight to make food for the ecosystem.

40.

Bees eat nectar and pollen from flowers. Bees are known as...?

a)

Decomposers

b)

Predators

c)

Producers

d)

Herbivores

41.

Bees also have a "job" in the ecosystem. What is their "job"?

a)

Bees eat dead animals and plants, removing waste from the environment.

b)

Bees pollinate plants. This helps plants reproduce.

c)

Bees make their own food using sunlight.

d)

Bees hunt other animals by stinging them.

42.

Why are bees so important?

a)

Without bees, plants would not be able to reproduce.

b)

Without bees there would be less plants.

c)

Plants need bees to help spread their pollen.

d)

All of the above.

43.

How do plants help the bees?

a)

Plants make the forest smell good.

b)

Plants provide water for the bees.

c)

Plants provide food for bees.

d)

Plants provide a home for the bees.

44.

Bees and plants help each other. What kind of "relationship" do bees and plants have?

a)

Predatory

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitic

d)

A mutually beneficial relationship. (Mutualistic)

45.

Wolves are very important to the ecosystem. How do wolves keep the ecosystem healthy?

a)

By hunting other animals

b)

By killing plants.

c)

Wolves are vicious. They do not help the ecosystem.

d)

Wolves are not important to the ecosystem.

46.

What do wolves hunt/eat in the ecosystem?

a)

Fungi

b)

Bees

c)

Plants

d)

Deer

47.

What would happen to the ecosystem if there were less wolves?

a)

Without wolves there would be too many coyotes.

b)

Without wolves there would be too many deer.

c)

All of the above.

48.

What would happen to the ecosystem if there were too many deer?

a)

Deer will take up too much space.

b)

Deer eat plants. If there are too many deer there will be less plants.

c)

Deer will stomp all over the grass.

49.

If there are less plants in the ecosystem what do you think will happen?

a)

There would be less nectar for the bees to eat.

b)

There would be less food for the rabbits.

c)

The forest would be unhealthy.

d)

All of the above.

50.

What would happen to the ecosystem if there are too many coyotes?

a)

There will be less rabbits to eat the plants.

b)

Coyotes eat rabbits. If there are too many coyotes there will be less rabbits.

51.

Living things in an ecosystem are called _________ factors.

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

52.

Non-living things in an ecosystem are called _________ factors.

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

53.

Examples of biotic factors are _____.

a)

Sun

b)

water

c)

grass

d)

air

e)

deer

54.

Example of abiotic factors are _____.

a)

Sun

b)

water

c)

grass

d)

air

e)

deer

55.

Select the producers in this food web.

a)

Cactus

b)

Kangaroo Rat

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Grass

e)

Rattlesnake

56.

Select the herbivores in this food web.

a)

Cactus

b)

Kangaroo Rat

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Grass

e)

Rattlesnake

57.

Select the carnivore in this food web.

a)

Lizard

b)

Kangaroo Rat

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Grass

e)

Rattlesnake

58.

Select the decomposer in this food web.

a)

Lizard

b)

Bacteria

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Grass

e)

Rattlesnake

59.

There is something killing the Kangaroo rat. What would happen to the Star Cactus if the Kangroo rat was gone?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

60.

There is something killing the Kangaroo rat. What would happen to the Tarantula if the Kangroo rat was gone?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

61.

There is something killing the Kangaroo rat. What would happen to the Rabbit if the Kangroo rat was gone?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

62.

There is something killing the Kangaroo rat. What would happen to the Grasshopper if the Kangroo rat was gone?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same