WorksheetsEnergy Flow through the Ecosystem
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following best describes an herbivore?
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Tertiary Consumer
The process by which cells break down carbohydrates to produce energy is...
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Biotic Factor
Abiotic Factor
Which of the following organisms would be found at the top of an energy pyramid?
Plankton
Silverfish
Krill
Leopard Seal
Orca
Where is most of the energy in an energy pyramid?
At the top
At the bottom
In the middle
Where is the least amount of the energy in an energy pyramid?
At the top
At the bottom
In the middle
The straight pathway in which energy is transferred from one organism to the next as each organism eats another.
Energy pyramid
Food web
Food chain
Each stop through which energy is transferred in a food chain is known as a __________
ecosystem
food chain
trophic level
energy pyramid
This is where organisms interact with living and nonliving things.
habitat
ecosystem
neighborhood
school
This shows all the feeding relationships in a habitat or ecosystem.
habitat
ecosystem
food web
food chain
Different types of year, marked by specific daylight and weather
seasons
ecosystem
food web
food chain
Carnivores who feed on herbivores are _____________
tertiary consumer
primary consumers
secondary consumers
The organisms who eat secondary consumers are ___
tertiary consumer
primary consumers
secondary consumers
Organisms who go through photosynthesis are called ______?
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Which of the following statements is NOT true of consumers?
They get energy indirectly from the sun
They are also called heterotrophs
They make their own food
They sometimes eat other consumers.
Which of the following is correctly arranged from the lowest trophic level to the highest trophic level?
bacteria, frog, eagle, raccoon
algae, deer, wolf, hawk
grass, mouse, snake, eagle
grass, bass, minnow, snake
Which of the following organisms probably belong to the same trophic level?
humans and bears
bears and deer
humans and cows
Only about 10% of the energy that an organism contains is transferred to the next trophic level when the organism is eaten. How much energy is left for the top predator?
90%
10%
0.1%
1%
Order the food chain
Sun
Grass
Grasshopper
Frog
Hawk
Producer
Sun
Herbivore
Carnivore
Decomposer
