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Food Webs-Food Chains in the Ecosystem

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement BEST describes the energy transfer of organisms eating other organisms?

a)

More energy is available after each transfer.

b)

Less energy is available to higher consumer levels.

c)

Energy transfer is greatest among primary consumers.

d)

Energy transfer to secondary consumers is greater than to primary consumers.

2.

Producers are found at the bottom of the pyramid because producers

a)

provide energy for consumers.

b)

have less mass than consumers.

c)

have fewer species than consumers.

d)

depend on consumers.

3.

Which organisms break down dead matter and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem?

a)

grasses and trees

b)

rabbits and deer

c)

lions and alligators

d)

mushrooms and bacteria

4.

The nitrogen cycle is important to plants because

a)

nitrogen in the water is healthy.

b)

plants cannot use nitrogen as it is

c)

plants need ammonia to photosynthesize.

d)

most nitrogen comes from rocks in the soil.

5.

Decaying plants and animals are important to an ecosystem because they

a)

cause disease in living organisms.

b)

reduce soil erosion.

c)

recycle oxygen to the air.

d)

return nutrients to the soil.

6.

Within a cave environment, bat waste products, called guano, are decomposed by organisms such as fungi and bacteria. These are then eaten by creatures such as flatworms. Larger animals like salamanders eat flatworms. Which correctly represents the energy flow described?

a)

Fungi → Bacteria → Salamanders → Guano

b)

Bats → Guano → Flatworms → Salamanders

c)

Salamanders → Fungi → Bacteria → Flatworms

d)

Guano → Bacteria → Flatworms → Salamanders

7.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
8.

Click on the image to make it larger-- Choose all that apply: The hawk gets energy from...

a)

mouse

b)

rabbit

c)

wildflowers

d)

snake

9.

Click on the image to make it larger-- Choose the living things that are producers...

a)

wildflowers

b)

rabbit

c)

snake

d)

grass

10.

A ____________________ shows how energy is passed from one living thing to another...

a)

ecosystem

b)

food chain

c)

habitat

11.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Tertiary Consumers
12.

Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

a)

More than one organism may eat them.

b)

They may eat more than one other organism.

c)

This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.

13.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
14.
Which organism has the most energy and which organism has the least amount of energy? Choose the best answer. 
a)
mosquito and grass
b)
mouse and grass
c)
grass and owl
d)
grass and small bird
15.
What is missing from this food chain?
Grass > Grasshopper > Bird > Snake
a)
Producer
b)
Primary Consumer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Decomposer
16.
Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse