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Ecosysystems and Energy Transfer

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to the food web, what can a grizzly bear can receive energy from?

a)

grass

b)

a rabbit

c)

elk

d)

all of these

2.

Select each correct organism

a)

grass

b)

grasshopper

c)

frog

d)

heron

3.

Producers are organisms that use light energy from the Sun to make food. Which of the following is an example of a producer?

a)

deer

b)

mushroom

c)

grass

d)

wolf

4.

What is the role of the turtle in the food chain shown?

a)

consumer

b)

mammal

c)

decomposer

d)

producer

5.

This gazelle is caught and eaten by a cheetah. When this cheetah dies, it is eaten by a lion. When the lion dies, fungi and microorganisms break down its body, and put the nutrients from it in the soil. Grass then uses these nutrients to grow.


What do the arrows in the above diagram show?

a)

the flow of energy through this ecosystem

b)

The balance of power in this ecosystem

c)

the flow of water through this ecosystem

d)

They point from one organism to its source of food

6.

Which of the following describes what is taking place in the process shown above?

a)

Matter and energy are cycling through an ecosystem

b)

Water is making one complete pass through the water cycle

c)

Old rocks are being broken down, and new ones are being created.

d)

Organisms are using up some of the Sun's energy, causing the sun to become weaker

7.

The arrows in the food web above show the direction in which energy flows. The food web is a _________________.

It shows that all the ______________ animals get by eating other organisms comes from the Sun.

a)

model

b)

experiment

c)

energy

d)

vitamins

e)

light

8.

An organism that makes its own food is known as a _______.

a)

decomposer

b)

carnivore

c)

consumer

d)

producer

9.

In the food chain above, which organism makes its own food?

a)

sunlight

b)

rose

c)

eagle

d)

honeybee

e)

skunk

10.

In this food chain, _______ get energy directly from _______.

a)

moths; bats

b)

bats; moths

c)

bats; flowers

d)

flowers; moths

11.

Select each correct answer. More than one answer may be correct.

How do decomposers help an ecosystem?

a)

Decomposers keep dead matter from "piling up" in an ecosystem.

b)

Decomposers restore essential nutrients to an ecosystem.

c)

Decomposers use sunlight to make food for an ecosystem.

12.

Producers are organisms that use light energy from the Sun to make food. Which of the following is an example of a producer?

a)

mushroom

b)

wolf

c)

grass

d)

deer

13.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Consumers depend on producers for food.

b)

A producer must be a plant.

c)

A person that prepares his/her own meals is a producer.

d)

A producer usually gets food by hunting other organisms.