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Food Chains and Biomes and Things

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
2.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
3.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
4.
Animals that are being hunted and eaten by predators.
a)
prey
b)
extinct
5.
Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?
a)
The rabbit population may increase
b)
The rabbit population may decrease
c)
The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease
d)
The rabbit population will remain the same
6.
An animal that eats only plants is an...
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
7.
Which of the following is a producer?
a)
Maple tree
b)
Sunfish
c)
Bunny
d)
Bear
8.
What is a producer? 
a)
Organism that creates their own food.
b)
Organism that eat other organisms for energy
c)
Organism that eat other dead organisms
9.

What is a food chain?

a)

The flow of energy from one thing to another

b)

The way animals eat each other

c)

The way the sun makes everything

d)

How the plants grow

10.
What is a consumer? 
a)
Organism that creates their own food.
b)
Organism that eat other organisms for energy
c)
Organism that eat other dead organisms
11.
What animal is on the top of the food chain? 
*Remember Humans are on the top of all food chains because we do not get hunted. 
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse
d)
Owl
12.

An example of a predator:

a)

shark

b)

mouse

c)

rabbit

13.

An example of prey:

a)

lion

b)

mouse

c)

shark

14.

What is a decomposer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
16.
Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Carnivores
c)
Omnivores
d)
Plants
17.
The way energy is passed from one organism to another
a)
food chain
b)
energy
c)
extinct
d)
habitat
18.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
19.

which one is a Producer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

These consumers are herbivores.

a)

secondary consumers

b)

primary consumers

c)

tertiary consumers

d)

biomass

21.

These eat herbivores.

a)

secondary consumers

b)

bacteria

c)

primary consumers

22.

These eat secondary consumers.

a)

primary consumers

b)

primary producers

c)

autotrophs

d)

tertiary consumers

23.

These are top predators who eat all other consumers.

a)

apex predators

b)

omnivores

c)

autotrophs

d)

herbivores

24.

Biome with plants and grasses, but no trees.

a)

grassland

b)

desert

c)

forest

d)

arctic tundra

25.

Biome with many different species of cacti and reptiles and very little rainfall.

a)

Desert

b)

Temperate Rainforest

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Arctic Tundra

26.
Type of forest biome near the equator; receives a lot of rain; temperatures are warm all year.
a)
desert
b)
tropical rain forest
c)
arctic
d)
temperate rain forest
27.

Which biome experiences all four seasons?

a)

Deciduous Forest

b)

Tropical Rain Forest

c)

Tundra Forest

d)

Taiga Forest

28.

Which land biome is the ground frozen all year round?

a)

Grassland

b)

Taiga

c)

Tundra

d)

Deciduous Forest

29.

Which land biome do we live in?

a)

Grassland

b)

Tundra

c)

Deciduous Forest

d)

Taiga

30.

Which biome has tree leaves that change color and drop off as the season changes from fall to winter?

a)

Tropical Rain Forest

b)

Deciduous Forest

c)

Tundra

d)

Coniferous Forest

31.

Prairies and savannas are two examples of this land biome?

a)

Tundra

b)

Grassland

c)

Desert

d)

Taiga

32.

Which land biome is located near and/or along the Earth's Equator?

a)

Grassland

b)

Temperate Forest

c)

Tropical Rain Forest

d)

Tundra

33.
Very little sun reaches this part of the rainforest.
a)
equal
b)
earth
c)
floor
d)
carnivorous 
34.

Many of the animals in the desert are ______________ to avoid the extreme heat during the day.

a)

cacti

b)

chia

c)

water

d)

nocturnal

35.

The two main abiotic factors that determine where organisms live are

a)

temperature and latitude

b)

altitude and precipitation

c)

temperature and precipitation

d)

soil type and precipitation

36.
Which Ecosystem?
a)
Aquatic Ecosystem
b)
Terrestrial Ecosystem
37.
Which Ecosystem?
a)
Aquatic Ecosystem
b)
Terrestrial Ecosystem
38.
Which Ecosystem?
a)
Aquatic Ecosystem
b)
Terrestrial Ecosystem
39.
Which Ecosystem?
a)
Aquatic Ecosystem
b)
Terrestrial Ecosystem
40.
What are areas where freshwater meets saltwater called?
a)
wetlands
b)
estuaries
c)
coastal byways
d)
intertidal zones
41.
What are the 2 types of aquatic biomes?
a)
rivers and streams
b)
lakes and oceans
c)
marine and fresh water
d)
marine and oceanic
42.

Which aquatic biome contains the water that humans most often drink?

a)

Freshwater

b)

Marine

c)

Estuary

43.

The coral reef is found in which of the other biomes?

a)

Freshwater

b)

Marine

c)

Estuary

d)

Rainforest

44.

Oceans contain...

a)

Freshwater

b)

Saltwater

c)

Brackish Water

45.

What is pictured below?

a)
ocean
b)
freshwater
c)
coral reef 
d)
wetland
46.
Which is NOT a freshwater ecosystem?
a)
a river
b)
a lake 
c)
an estuary
d)
a stream
47.
Which adaptation of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?
a)
flowers with bright colors
b)
sharp thorns
c)
small seeds
d)
deep roots
48.

An adaptation that helps a cactus live in the desert is its

a)

wide, flat leaves to catch water

b)

bright green color

c)

thin, spiny needles

d)

tall stems

49.
Why might some plants that grow on the shady rain forest floor have large leaves?
a)
to stay safe from predators
b)
to attract different animals
c)
to survive harsh winters with heavy snowfall
d)
to take in as much sunlight as possible
50.
Some grasses grow in hot dry areas. Why might they grow deep roots?
a)
to protect the plant from sun damage
b)
to take in as much light as possible
c)
to spread seeds to new places
d)
to reach water down below
51.
Many plants that live in the tropical rainforest must be able to tolerate -
a)
High levels of nutrients in the soil
b)
Hot temperatures in summer and low temperatures in winter
c)
Shade and indirect sunlight
d)
All of these choices
52.

What is it called when a plant or animal has a trait that helps it survive in a specific environment?

a)

instinct

b)

mimicry

c)

camouflage

d)

adaptation

53.

Water lilies live in lakes and ponds. The lilies have very long stems. The picture above shows a water lily in a pond. How do long stems help water lilies live in ponds?

a)

They absorb food for the plant.

b)

They absorb water from the pond.

c)

They enable the pads and flower to reach sunlight.

d)

They help the plants float away.

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