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Q3 Ecology Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
2.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
3.

Which group is not represented in the food web?

a)

producers

b)

primary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

decomposers

4.

A ____________________ shows how energy is passed from one living thing to another...

a)

ecosystem

b)

food chain

c)

habitat

5.

In this energy pyramid, which organism would most likely be in level 2?

a)

bird

b)

fox

c)

caterpillar

d)

tree

6.

How would the removal of earthworms from the food chain affect the other organisms?

a)

The number of bass will increase.

b)

The number of crayfish will decrease.

c)

The crayfish will get their energy directly from the sun.

d)

The number of bass and ospreys (bird) will increase.

7.

Suppose that a new predator of the rabbit migrated to this ecosystem. What is the most likely initial effect on the other organisms?

a)

More competition among the mice for food

b)

More competition among the hawks for food

c)

Less competition among snakes for food

d)

Less grass available for food

8.

The picture shows an energy pyramid. What will most likely happen to the foxes and the wolves if the rabbits are removed?

a)

The foxes will eat more wolves.

b)

The foxes will eat fewer wolves.

c)

There will be more foxes and wolves.

d)

There will be fewer foxes and wolves.

9.

Click on the image to make it larger-- Choose all that apply: The hawk gets energy from...

a)

mouse

b)

rabbit

c)

wildflowers

d)

snake

10.

Click on the image to make it larger-- Choose the living things that are producers...

a)

wildflowers

b)

rabbit

c)

snake

d)

grass

11.
Molds, bacteria, and worms are ________.
a)
decomposers
b)
producers
c)
consumers
d)
food chains
12.

Click on the imgae to make it larger-- Choose the herbivores in the food web....

a)

hawk

b)

mouse

c)

rabbit

d)

snake

13.
In a food web, arrows point at:
a)
who gets energy.
b)
who gets eaten.
14.

A cow eats grass found in its habitat. A cow is a

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

herbivore

15.

Bears eat berries and salmon. Bears are ...

a)

producers

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivores

16.

Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

a)

More than one organism may eat them.

b)

They may eat more than one other organism.

c)

This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.

17.

In the food web shown, who is the secondary consumer?

a)

grass

b)

mouse

c)

rabbit

d)

fox

18.
Which of the following organisms is a herbivore.
a)
butterfly
b)
snake
c)
fox
d)
ladybird
19.
The owl receives energy from which organisms?
a)
grasshopper and mouse
b)
mouse and rabbit
c)
rabbit and butterfly
d)
butterfly and frog
20.
The shrew provides energy for the _______.
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
21.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
22.

Using food web which of the following is a secondary consumer?

a)

snake

b)

worm

c)

butterfy

d)

squirrel

23.

Using the food web which of the following is a primary consumer?

a)

butterfy

b)

snake

c)

fox

d)

frog

24.

Using the food web which of the following is a tertiary consumer?

a)

frog

b)

bird

c)

eagle

d)

worm

25.
Which organism receives the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
26.
A _______________ cannot make its own energy and eats only plants for their energy.
a)
producer
b)
Primary consumer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Tertiary Consumer
27.
Which organisms from the Food Web is consuming the Insects?
a)
Lynx, Hare
b)
Shrew, Red fox
c)
Lynx, Red Fox
d)
Hawk, Shrew
28.
The largest population an area can support is called what?
a)
population density
b)
carrying capacity
c)
exponential growth
d)
habitat
29.
Space, food, water, weather conditions, disease, and climate/weather conditions  can be examples of what?
a)
biotic factors
b)
limiting factors
c)
abiotic factors
d)
death rate
30.

If the rat population greatly decreases in both locations, which location will be the least affected?

a)

Location 1 is less affected because the lizards are predators and are not affected by the decrease in the rat population.

b)

Location 1 is less affected because the red-tailed hawk population can consume more rattlesnakes to make up for the loss of the rat population.

c)

Location 2 is less affected because the rattlesnake and red-tailed hawk populations have food options other than the rat population.

d)

Location 2 is less affected because the grasshopper population will increase due to greater access to food because of a decrease in the rat population.

31.

How can an invasive species threaten the biodiversity of an ecosystem?

a)

When the species creates a new habitat

b)

When the species provide a food source

c)

When the species is a predator.

32.

What two organisms obtain their energy from the sun?

a)

Elephant

b)

Acacia Tree

c)

Lion

d)

Bermuda Grass

33.

Examine the food web with organisms W, X, Y, and Z indicated

Which organism in this food web undergoes photosynthesis to obtain its energy?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

34.

The table shows the main food source of different organisms that make up a food chain.


Which set of trophic levels correctly describes the organisms?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

The diagram shows a grassland food web.


Which two organisms share the same trophic level?

a)

hawk and mouse

b)

lizard and rabbit

c)

mouse and rabbit

d)

grass and grasshopper

36.

The diagram shows an energy pyramid.


Which statement is true about the energy pyramid shown?

a)

Both the biomass and amount of available energy increase while moving up the pyramid.

b)

Both the biomass and amount of available energy decrease while moving up the pyramid.

c)

The biomass increases, and the amount of available energy decreases while moving up the pyramid.

d)

The biomass decreases, and the amount of available energy increases while moving up the pyramid.

37.

A mouse eats grasshoppers that feed on plants. An incomplete energy pyramid diagram is shown.


At which level do the grasshoppers belong in the energy pyramid?

a)

level P

b)

level Q

c)

level R

d)

level S

38.

Study the diagram of an energy pyramid for an environment.


Which word represents the organisms in level X?

a)

Consumers

b)

Omnivores

c)

Predators

d)

Producers

39.

Study the diagram of an energy pyramid for an environment.


Which statement summarizes the relationship between energy and trophic level?

a)

Animals in a higher trophic level have more energy available to them.

b)

Animals in the lowest trophic level have the most energy available to them.

c)

Energy consumption equals energy production at each trophic level.

d)

Energy is available equally to organisms at all trophic levels.

40.

The diagram shows an energy pyramid


Which animal in the pyramid represents a top carnivore?

a)

crow

b)

mouse

c)

owl

d)

rabbit

41.

The diagram shows a food web.


Which type of organism is a decomposer?

a)

copepods

b)

dead algae

c)

snails

d)

zooplankton

42.

The organisms in the diagram are found in many different ecosystems and play an important role.

a)

carnivores

b)

decomposers

c)

herbivores

d)

producers

43.

Examine the food chain

What do the arrows represent in the food web?

a)

life cycle stages

b)

flow of energy

c)

renewable resource depletion

d)

one community replacing another