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Energy Flow in Ecosystems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a synonym for the term "producer"?

a)

Plant

b)

Autotroph

c)

Consumer

d)

Heterotroph

2.

What are TWO synonyms for an organism that does not make its own food or create its own energy?

a)

Hetertroph

b)

Animal

c)

Consumer

d)

Autotroph

3.

What are the four "ranks" of consumers in an ecosystem?

a)

Decomposer, producer, tertiary, quaternary

b)

Primary, secondary, producer, quaternary

c)

Primary, secondary, autotroph, heterotroph

d)

Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary

4.

What are consumers that eat only plants called?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Vegetarians

d)

Producers

5.

A carnivore that feeds off of the bodies of deceased organisms is called what?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Producer

c)

Scavenger

d)

Consumer

6.

An organism that breaks down and decays wastes and dead organisms in an environment is called what?

(a)  

7.

Which diagram "consists of the many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem."

a)

Ecological pyramid

b)

Food web

c)

Energy pyramid

d)

Food chain

8.

An organism that feeds on only other organisms is called a...

a)

Autotroph

b)

Carnivore

c)

Meat eater

d)

Herbivore

9.

Which level of an energy pyramid is the most energy available?

a)

Producer

b)

Primary consumer

c)

The highest

d)

Tertiary consumer

10.

What are consumers classified by?

a)

The type of animal they are.

b)

What they eat

c)

What they drink

d)

The amount of energy they obtain