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Unit 9 Energy Flow in Living Systems Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______________use energy from the sun to make their own food.

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Decomposer

2.

_________ are living things that receive energy by eating other living organism

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Decomposer

3.

The illustration shows a food chain. Which of the organisms within the food chain are consumers?

a)

Grasshopper, mouse, snake, hawk

b)

Snake, hawk, grass, mouse

c)

Grass, grasshopper, hawk

d)

Snake, grass, mouse

4.

Which of the following is NOT needed for a producer to make its own food?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Sunlight

d)

Oxygen

5.

What do producers need to make their own food?

a)

Sunlight, oxygen, and water

b)

Heat, carbon dioxide, and oxygen

c)

Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water

d)

Heat, carbon dioxide, and water

6.

Which of the following is an example that demonstrates how consumers get their energy?

a)

Water absorbed by plant roots

b)

A cow eating grass in a field

c)

A cactus storing water

d)

An oak tree absorbing sunlight

7.

Phytoplankton makes food with water and carbon dioxide, what is this an example of?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Consumer

c)

Producer

8.

If you were to draw a food web correctly from this chart, which organisms should have two arrows pointing toward them?

a)

The roadrunners

b)

The desert grasses

c)

The hawks

d)

The rattlesnakes

9.

Rain forests normally receive a lot of rain. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to happen to the plants in a rain forest during a severe drought and which organism might this affect?

a)

The plants will grow taller. Carnivores may have more food.

b)

The plants will wilt and may die. Herbivores may have less food.

c)

The plants will sprout new leaves. Carnivores may have more food.

d)

The plants will quickly adapt. Herbivores may have more food.

10.

If there is a shortage of zebras on the African plains, which of these are LEAST LIKELY to happen?

a)

Lions would eat the grass made available by fewer zebras.

b)

Lions would hunt for other animals.

c)

The number of gazelles would decrease.

d)

The number of lions would decrease.

11.

The illustration shows a food web. What would happen to this ecosystem if the grass within the box was destroyed.

a)

The grasshopper population would increase.

b)

The giraffe population would decrease.

c)

The bush population would increase.

d)

The grasshopper population would decrease.

12.

Which of the following food chains shows the energy flow in the correct order?

a)

snakes → mice → grasses → sunlight

b)

sunlight → shrubs → deer → mountain lions

c)

snakes → hawks → mountain lions → sunlight

d)

sunlight → grasses → deer → mice

13.

After a forest fire, many of the animals move to a different location because there is no food available in the ecosystem. The first plants to return to the ecosystem are the grasses. Based on this food web, what would be the first animal to return to the ecosystem?

a)

Finches

b)

Chipmunks

c)

Grasshoppers

d)

Deer

14.

If there was a loss of habitat for the Houston Toad, how would this most likely affect the food web?

a)

an increase in the number of insects

b)

an increase in the number of opossums

c)

a decrease in the number of armadillos

d)

a decrease in the number of wildflowers

15.

The table shows characteristics of producers and consumers. Which example would best replace the "X" in the table?

a)

Zebra

b)

Shrubs

c)

Plants

d)

Trees

16.

What is the source of energy for grasses in the food web?

a)

Shrubs

b)

Mice

c)

Deer

d)

The Sun

17.

All living things need ___________ to survive.

a)

Energy

b)

Hair

c)

Windows

d)

Soil

18.

All living and nonliving things interact to form a(an)

a)

Habitat

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Organism

d)

Village

19.

What is the path of food energy from one organism to another called?

a)

Organism

b)

Sun

c)

Food Chain

d)

environment

20.

An animal that eats meat and plants is a (an) ______________.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Decomposer

d)

None of the Above