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Feeding Systems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In a pond ecosystem, an example of a producer would be

a)

grass

b)

sunlight

c)

duck

d)

worm

2.

An example of a secondary consumer would be

a)

cow

b)

lion

c)

sheep

d)

deer

3.

If there were no decomposers, which of the following would most likely happen?

a)

Plants and animals would remain living for a longer period of time.

b)

Some plants might die due to a shortage of important nutrients.

c)

Animals would start carrying out photosynthesis.

d)

The amount of dead plant and animal matter would decrease.

4.

In a marine ecosystem, a food web can consist of a sperm whale, squid, shrimp, zooplankton, and phytoplankton. The squid would be considered what?

a)

decomposers

b)

producers

c)

consumers

d)

all of these

5.

An organism that feeds upon primary consumers is known as

a)

host

b)

decomposer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

producer

6.
If a frog is the prey, what could be the predator?
a)
Grass
b)
Insect
c)
Snake
d)
Snail
7.
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. 
8.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
9.
Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. They are called __________.
a)
Franivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
10.
Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
11.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
12.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
13.
Which food chain is in the correct order?
a)
cat, grass, bird, snail
b)
bird, snail, grass, cat
c)
grass, snail, bird, cat
d)
grass, cat, bird, snail
14.

Which is an autotroph?

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

scavenger

d)

decomposer

15.

Which organism is an autotroph?

a)

deer

b)

a tree

c)

leopard

d)

mushroom

16.

In a food web, arrows point in just one direction because they show

a)

which animal is bigger.

b)

which animals are related.

c)

how energy goes to the animal that is eating.

d)

how energy goes to the animal that is eaten.

17.

A simple diagram with arrows showing a single pathway of energy flow from grass, to a rabbit, to a fox is

a)

an energy pyramid.

b)

a food web.

c)

a food chain.

d)

a population chart.

18.

What is the primary source of energy in all ecosystems?

a)

plants

b)

bacteria

c)

the sun

d)

producers

19.

Which of the following statements best describes a food web?

a)

Many individual organisms of the same species that live in the same space and that share resources.

b)

A system that is made up of a community of organisms and their environment.

c)

A black bear eats fruit and then spreads the fruit seeds through its excretions.

d)

All life is connected by the transfer of energy among organisms and their environment

20.

In an aquarium fish eat the shrimp, and a shark eats the fish. What would happen to the population of shrimp if the shark was removed from the aquarium?

a)

decrease

b)

stay the same

c)

increase

d)

increase and then decrease