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CHAPTER 2 : ECOSYSTEM ( 2.1 ENERGY FLOW IN AN ECOSYSTEM)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All herbivores are _____.

a)

producers

b)

primary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

tertiary consumers

2.

If an organism uses photosynthesis to make its energy, it is a _____.

a)

tertiary consumers

b)

producer

c)

primary consumer

d)

secondary consumer

3.

An owl who eats snakes is a _________.

a)

tertiary consumers

b)

primary consumer

c)

producer

d)

secondary consumer

4.

A rat that eats seeds ins an example of a _________.

a)

primary consumer

b)

producer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

tertiary consumers

5.

A group of clown fish living in a coral reef is an example of a.

a)

community

b)

ecosystem

c)

population

d)

organism

6.

Any living thing, such as a fox, mouse, plant, bacteria, is an example of an ________.

a)

organism

b)

pet

c)

abiotic factor

d)

ecosystem

7.

A snake that eats a mouse which feeds primarily on seeds is an example of a

a)

tertiary consumers

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

producer

8.

All the living things in an ecosystem are the _______ of an ecosystem.

a)

ecosystem

b)

abiotic factors

c)

biotic factors

d)

plants

9.

Many populations of animals and plants living together in a forest is an example of a _________.

a)

producer

b)

population

c)

abiotic factors

d)

community

10.

A _________ is a diagram of all of the food chains in a single ecosystem.

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

energy pyramid

d)

primary consumer

11.

A diagram that shows one possibility of energy flow in an ecosystem.

a)

food web

b)

energy pyramid

c)

food chain

d)

secondary consumer

12.

The sun, water, oxygen, and climate are all examples of _____.

a)

biotic factors

b)

abiotic factors

c)

plants

d)

producers

13.

Trees, flowers, and seeds are all examples of _______.

a)

producers

b)

abiotic factors

c)

a community

d)

a food chain

14.

As energy makes its way up the food pyramid only ______ of energy from one organism gets passed on to the next organism.

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

15.
A __________________ is a type of animal that hunts other animals to eat. 
a)
prey
b)
herbivore
c)
predator
d)
producer
16.
A consumer gets energy by doing what?
a)
Making it themselves.
b)
Breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms and returning raw materials to the ecosystem.
c)
Soaking it up from the ground.
d)
Feeding on other organisms.
17.
A food chain is?
a)
Overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.
b)
The amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.
c)
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.
d)
biotic and abiotic factors in an area.
18.
This diagram shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.
a)
Energy Pyramid
b)
Food Web
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Food Chain
19.
The energy role that break down biotic wastes and dead organisms is?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Scavenger
d)
Decomposer
20.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
21.
Grass is considered a ...
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
composers
22.
An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food is known as a:
a)
Producer
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Decomposer
23.

Which of these two ISN'T part of a ecosystem?

a)

Fabric

b)

Flower

c)

Bear

d)

Flour

24.
An organism that can make its own food is called?
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Decomposer
d)
Herbivore
25.
A consumer gets energy by doing what?
a)
Making it themselves.
b)
Breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms and returning raw materials to the ecosystem.
c)
Soaking it up from the ground.
d)
Feeding on other organisms.