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Characters in the Ecosystem

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of organism harnesses the sun's energy and synthesizes CO2 and H2O to make Glucose (C6H12O6)?

a)

Heterotroph/Consumer

b)

Autotroph/Producer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Carnivore

2.

Which type of organism has to find its own food outside of itself?

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Autotroph

c)

Producer

d)

Photosynthetic organism

3.

Which type of organism breaks down dead animal and plant matter, absorbs a portion of it and recycles the rest back into the ecosystem?

a)

Producer

b)

Autotroph

c)

Decomposer

d)

Carnivore

4.

Which type of organism below eats ONLY MEAT?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Scavenger

5.

Which heterotroph below eats ONLY plants for its energy?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Herbivore

6.

Identify the heterotroph below that eats BOTH plants and animals for its energy and nutrients.

a)

Scavenger

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Decomposer

7.

Identify the heterotroph below that eats animals that are already dead. (They serve as the cleanup crew for ecosystems.)

a)

Herbivore

b)

Producer

c)

Scavenger

d)

Carnivore

8.

Which type of organism receives the most energy in a food chain?

a)

Primary Consumer

b)

Secondary Consumer

c)

Tertiary Consumer

d)

Producer

9.

True or False: All life would be extinct without heterotrophs.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Energy traveling from one organism to another organism is called what?

a)

Energy transformation

b)

Energy transfer