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Ecosystem Unit Test Practice

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct word below that means


"eats or consumes producers or other consumers"

a)

producers

b)

decomposers

c)

consumers

d)

herbivores

2.

Animal that eats ONLY meat are called _________________.

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

d)

producers

3.

_____________________ are made up of multiple food chains.

a)

Food webs

b)

Mutualism

c)

Herbivores

d)

Ecosystems

4.

_________________ includes all living (plants and animals) and nonliving things (rocks and soil)

a)

Food Webs

b)

Food Chains

c)

Ecosystems

d)

Adaptations

5.

________________ an organism that is living or was once living (bio = LIFE)

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

6.

_____________ things that were never living (a = NOT ALIVE)

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

7.

______________ are the producers located at the bottom of the food chain.

a)

Lions

b)

Caterpillars

c)

Snakes

d)

Plants

8.

What are the organisms that break down plant or animal remains called?

a)

Parasites

b)

Producers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Consumers

9.

What are the organisms that are introduced into a new ecosystem called?

a)

Invasive species

b)

Producers

c)

Ants

d)

Lions

10.

Who is at the top of the food chain?

a)

Sun

b)

Grass

c)

Decomposer

d)

Apex consumer

11.

______________ are the animals that eat ONLY plants.

a)

Apex consumer

b)

Herbivores

c)

Producers

d)

Carnivores

12.

What is the relationship or the interaction between organisms in an ecosystem called?

a)

Friendship

b)

Parasitism

c)

Symbiosis

d)

Food chain

13.

Who produces their own food (green plants)?

a)

Consumers

b)

Decomposers

c)

Producers

14.

An example of a biotic organism is:


*may be more than one answer*

a)

soil

b)

bacteria

c)

rock

d)

animals

15.

An example of an Abiotic organism is:


*may be more than one answer*

a)

sunlight

b)

soil

c)

human

d)

rock

16.

What are the 3 types of symbiosis (symbiotic relationships)?

a)

Parasitism, Commensalism, Mutualism

b)

Producer, Consumer, Decomposer

c)

Parasitism, Commensalism, Decomposer

d)

Mutualism, Parasitism, Friendship

17.

Which symbiotic relationship is when one organism benefits and the other is neither harmed or helped?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

18.

Which symbiotic relationship is when one organism is benefitting while the other is harmed?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

19.

Which symbiotic relationship is when both organisms are benefitting?

a)

Mutualism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Parasitism

20.

What is an example of Mutualism?

a)

Barnacle and whale

b)

Dog and flea

c)

Cat and tick

d)

Bee and flower

21.

What is an example of Commensalism?

a)

crocodile and plover bird

b)

clownfish and sea anemone

c)

human and mosquito

d)

ant and acacia plant

22.

What is an example of Parasitism?

a)

Bee and flower

b)

Cattle and egret bird

c)

Human and tick

d)

Whale and barnacles

23.

A ______________ is the organism that is harming another organism; lives on and takes energy from another organism (example: tick or flea)

a)

Host

b)

parasite

24.

A _________________ is the organism that is being harmed; parasite lives on the host and takes energy from the host (example: dog or cat

a)

parasite

b)

host

25.

A _____________ shows the transfer of energy within an ecosystem.

a)

food web

b)

food chain

26.

A __________________ is the natural interconnection of food chains and a graphical representation of what-eats-what in an ecological community.

a)

food web

b)

food chain

27.

Looking at this image, during photosynthesis what are the things that the plant/flower is taking in or receiving?


*more than one answer*

a)

oxygen

b)

sugars

c)

water

d)

carbon dioxide

e)

sunlight

28.

Looking at this image, during photosynthesis what are the things that the plant/flower is releasing?


*more than one answer*

a)

oxygen

b)

sugars

c)

sunlight

d)

carbon dioxide

e)

water