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Food webs and keystone

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A species that plays a critical role in the health, maintenance, growth, or definition of an ecosystem.

a)

keystone

b)

invasive

c)

engineer

d)

predator

2.

A species that helps to manage prey populations, which in turn controls the ecosystem's producers (vegetation).

a)

predator

b)

keystone

c)

engineer

d)

mutualist

3.

A plant is...

a)

an autotroph

b)

a heterotroph

c)

a primary consumer

d)

a carnivore

4.

A person who eats a chicken that ate grain is a ...

a)

primary producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

quaternary consumer

5.

A cow is...

a)

a primary consumer

b)

a heterotroph

c)

an herbivore

d)

all are correct

6.

Autotrophs...

a)

make their own food

b)

are the base of the food chain

c)

are primary producers

d)

all are correct

7.

A heterotroph...

a)

is an autotroph

b)

eats other organisms

c)

is a primary producer

d)

is an autotroph & a primary producer

8.

As nutritional energy passes through the food chain, energy...

a)

is lost

b)

is gained

c)

remains constant

d)

increases, then decreases

9.

All food webs and food chains begin with _________________.

a)

primary consumer

b)

producers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

tertiary consumers

10.
In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
11.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
12.

Which organism is the carnivore?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.
In a food web, arrows point at:
a)
who gets energy.
b)
who gets eaten.
14.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
15.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors