WorksheetsEnergy Flow in Ecosystems
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a synonym for the term "producer"?
Plant
Autotroph
Consumer
Heterotroph
What are TWO synonyms for an organism that does not make its own food or create its own energy?
Hetertroph
Animal
Consumer
Autotroph
What are the four "ranks" of consumers in an ecosystem?
Decomposer, producer, tertiary, quaternary
Primary, secondary, producer, quaternary
Primary, secondary, autotroph, heterotroph
Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary
What are consumers that eat only plants called?
Herbivores
Carnivores
Vegetarians
Producers
A carnivore that feeds off of the bodies of deceased organisms is called what?
Decomposer
Producer
Scavenger
Consumer
An organism that breaks down and decays wastes and dead organisms in an environment is called what?
(a)
Which diagram "consists of the many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem."
Ecological pyramid
Food web
Energy pyramid
Food chain
An organism that feeds on only other organisms is called a...
Autotroph
Carnivore
Meat eater
Herbivore
Which level of an energy pyramid is the most energy available?
Producer
Primary consumer
The highest
Tertiary consumer
What are consumers classified by?
The type of animal they are.
What they eat
What they drink
The amount of energy they obtain
