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Mini Test Review: Ecosystem Unit

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main cause of biodiversity loss?

a)

human population growth

b)

pollution

c)

technology

d)

forest fires

2.

What shows the flow or transfer of energy from producers to consumers?

a)

Food Chain

b)

Energy Pyramid

c)

Animal Chart

d)

Energy Graph

3.

A plant is a type of:

a)

producer

b)

herbivore

c)

consumer

d)

carnivore

4.

The consumer that gets energy from a producer is called a:

a)

secondary consumer

b)

primary consumer

c)

apex predator

d)

plant

5.

Where do producers (plants, trees, etc.) get their energy?

a)

by eating other consumers

b)

from the sun through photosynthesis

c)

through the soil and water

d)

from decomposers

6.

In an energy pyramid, where is the MOST energy found?

a)

at the bottom with producers

b)

at the top with apex predators

c)

in the tertiary consumer section

d)

the energy is even throughout

7.

How do consumers get energy?

a)

By eating other organisms

b)

By being in the sunlight for photosynthesis

c)

By watching other consumers in their ecosystem

d)

By eating abiotic factors

8.

Rocks, temperature, sunlight, air, and water are all:

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

9.

Dogs, trees, plants, cats, and fish are all:

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

10.

A caterpillar that eats leaves of a plant are:

a)

Herbivores

b)

Producers

c)

Carnivores

d)

Decomposers

11.

A lion that eats other animals for energy is a:

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

producer

d)

decomposer

12.

Why are decomposers an important part of an ecosystem?

a)

They get energy from sunlight and share it with all other organisms.

b)

They make resources available to producers by breaking down waste materials/ dead organisms

c)

They change producers into a different type of plant form that consumers can digest better.

d)

They are not an important part and the ecosystem can survive without them

13.

What does biodiversity indicate about an ecosystem?

a)

the types of animals that have been instinct there

b)

which animals are carnivores or herbivores

c)

the location of an ecosystem

d)

the ability for an ecosystem to survive change

14.

A symbiotic relationship where BOTH animals are helped or benefit is called:

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

15.

A symbiotic relationship where one animal is helped and the other is not helped or harmed is:

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism