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Ecosystem Study Guide

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These break down the remains of dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Abiotic Factor

2.

These are organisms that eat plants and animals

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Abiotic Factor

3.

These can make their own food through a process called photosynthesis after receiving energy from the sun.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Abiotic Factor

4.

These are non living things that make up an ecosystem such as rocks, water, sunlight, and soil.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Abiotic Factor

5.

Which of the following is this an example of?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Abiotic Factor

6.

Which of the following is this an example of?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Abiotic Factor

7.

Which of the following is this an example of?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Abiotic Factor

8.

Which of the following is this an example of?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Abiotic Factor

9.

Which of the following is this an example of?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

d)

Abiotic Factor

10.

A neighbor has built a new wooden fence between your yard and his. Some of your plants are dying. Predict which of the following could be a reason?

a)

It has decreased the amount of sunlight the plants receive.

b)

It has decreased the amount of water the plants receive.

c)

It allows more animals to eat the plants.

d)

The plants are extinct.

11.

Which of the following is in correct sequential order, showing how every flows among these organisms?

a)

Leaves>Sun>Rabbit

b)

Sun>Rabbit>Leaves

c)

Rabbit>Sun>Leaves

d)

Sun>Leaves>Rabbit

12.

Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

a)

There would be a decrease in the small bird population.

b)

There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

c)

There would be a decrease in the mice population.

d)

There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

13.
A consumer that hunts is called:
a)
a producer.
b)
an omnivore.
c)
a predator.
d)
a herbivore.
14.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
15.
In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?
a)
The snakes will increase.
b)
The grasshoppers will decrease.
c)
The eagles will remain the same.
d)
The grasshoppers will increase.
16.

In a predator-prey relationship, if the predator population increases, what would happen to the prey population?

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

17.

The picture is an example of a

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

energy pyramid

d)

life cycle

18.

The picture is an example of a

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

energy pyramid

d)

life cycle

19.

In the food web, where does the grizzly bear get its energy from?

a)

Deer

b)

Berries and Flowers

c)

Chipmunk

d)

Red-Tail Hawk

20.

In the food web, where does the butterfly get its energy from?

a)

Grasses

b)

Berries and Flowers

c)

Grouse

d)

Deer

21.

In the food web, which is an herbivore?

a)

Deer

b)

Grouse

c)

Marmot

d)

Red Tail Hawk

22.

In the food web, which is an producer

a)

Decomposers

b)

Grasses

c)

Marmot

d)

Red Tail Hawk

23.

A local farmer has planted wheat in a grassy field ecosystem. Predict which change will likely occur

in the grassy field?

a)

Rainfall in the ecosystem will increase.

b)

The variety of living things in the ecosystem will decrease.

c)

Temperatures in the ecosystem will rise.

d)

The ecosystem will receive less sunlight

24.

Infer how birds would be affected if the beaver populations doubled in their environment? Select all that apply.

a)

They would have fewer resources for shelter.

b)

They would have more nesting material.

c)

They would become prey.

25.

Infer which of the following is an adaptation that helps animals survive in hot, dry climates?

a)

hunting at night

b)

thick fur in bears

c)

a layer of fat on seals

d)

wings on birds