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Science Unit 6 Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organisms that break down wastes and the remains of dead organisms are called:

a)

producer

b)

decomposer

c)

predator

2.

The gradual change of organisms in an ecosystem that follows an event such as a volcanic eruption is called:

a)

conservation

b)

food change

c)

succession

3.

The use of less of something to make its supply last longer is called:

a)

conservation

b)

succession

c)

photosynthesis

4.

A place in the environment that meets the need of an organism is called a(an)

a)

enviroment

b)

biome

c)

habitat

d)

home

5.

An organism that makes its own food is called a(an)

a)

consumer

b)

producer

6.

Plants make their own food through a process called:

a)

photosynthesis

b)

conservation

7.

The transfer of food energy from one organism to the next is called a(an)

a)

energy pyramid

b)

food chain

c)

conservation

8.

A diagram that shows that energy is lost at each level in a food chain is called a(an)

a)

food chain

b)

energy pyramid

c)

succession

d)

decomposition

9.

Which is the initial source of energy in most ecosystems?

a)

sunlight

b)

decomposers

c)

nutrients in soil

d)

oxygen in the air

10.

Marc gets a pet rabbit for his birthday. He looks online and learns that rabbits are herbivores. Which of the following foods might he feed his pet rabbit?

a)

meat scraps

b)

lettuce

c)

bacteria

d)

dead insects

11.

Carla wants to show how living things get energy. Which sequence is correct?

a)

Decomposer →\rightarrow  Consumer →\rightarrow  Sunlight →\rightarrow  Producer

b)

Consumer →\rightarrow  Sunlight →\rightarrow  Producer →\rightarrow  Decomposer

c)

Producer →\rightarrow  Decomposer →\rightarrow  Producer →\rightarrow  Consumer

d)

Sunlight →\rightarrow  Producer →\rightarrow  Consumer →\rightarrow  Decomposer

12.

Which animal is a carnivore?

a)

squirrel

b)

mouse

c)

snake

d)

rabbit

13.

An ecosystem includes the food chain. pine seed →\rightarrow  mouse →\rightarrow  snake →\rightarrow  hawk. What would happen if all the mice died from a disease?

a)

The snakes would eat pine seeds instead of mice.

b)

The producers would stop making food.

c)

The population of snakes would decrease.

d)

The population of snakes would increase.

14.

Sal is doing a report on photosynthesis. He draws a diagram to represent the materials used by plants to make food and the byproducts that this process produces. Which is correct?

a)

sunlight+carbon dioxide+water →\rightarrow  sugar + oxygen

b)

sunlight+oxygen+ water →\rightarrow  sugar+carbon dioxide

15.

A new highway is planned to replace a pond habitat where a frog population lives. How will this change most likely affect the frog population?

a)

The frog population will double.

b)

The frog population will increase.

c)

The frog will decrease.

d)

The frog population will not change.

16.

Emily is studying animals that live in marshes. She makes the following graphs to show how the number of fish and marsh birds changed in a certain area over time. Which most likely happened when the number of fish was highest?

a)

The bird population began to decrease.

b)

The birds moved away for lack of food.

c)

The fish population continued for increase.

d)

The bird population increased because there was more food.