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Unit 6, Lessons 3-5 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal is ________.

a)

predator

b)

prey

c)

omnivore

d)

carnivore

2.

Dead plants and animals are EATEN by _________.

a)

decomposer

b)

carnivore

c)

scavenger

d)

producer

3.

A diagram that shows that energy is lost at each level in a food chain is called a _______.

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

chlorophyll

d)

energy pyramid

4.

A _________ shows how food chains overlap in an ecosystem.

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

chlorophyll

d)

energy pyramid

5.

An organism that eats and hunts other animals is a _______.

a)

predator

b)

prey

c)

omnivore

d)

carnivore

6.

__________ BREAKS DOWN wastes and the remains of dead organisms.

a)

scavenger

b)

consumer

c)

producer

d)

decomposer

7.

What is the main source of energy for the food web?

a)

rabbit

b)

plants

c)

hawk

d)

toad

8.

In a food web, energy is transferred between organisms. When an organism dies, what happens to the energy stored in its body?

a)

Plants use it to make their own food

b)

Animals use it to grow stron

c)

The organism rots and its energy is lost

d)

Fungi and bacteria use it for food

9.

The picture shows organisms that live in a marsh. How does energy move through this food web?

a)

sun, grass, water bugs, fish, heron

b)

fish, water bugs, sun, grass, fish, heron

c)

heron, fish, sun, grass, water bugs

d)

water bugs, sun, grass, fish, heron

10.

People are part of food chains. What is the role of people in a food chain?

a)

decomposer

b)

carnivore

c)

consumer

d)

producer

11.

Look at the food web. Which animals does the killer whale consume to obtain nutrients?

a)

fish, squid, and seals

b)

penguins, seals, and squid

c)

seals, fish, and penguins

d)

penguins, fish, seals, and squid

12.

At each level of an energy pyramid, 90% of the energy received from the lower level is used for life processes. Only 10% is stored and can be passed up to the next level. Which statement is correct?

a)

There must be the same number of plants as animals.

b)

One snake can feed many hawks.

c)

Producers are the most numerous group of organisms.

d)

Hawks should eat grass to obtain the most energy.

13.

Why is an energy pyramid drawn in the shape shown?

a)

The higher the level, the more important the animals.

b)

The higher the level, the fewer the animals.

c)

The higher the level, the larger the organism.

d)

The higher the level is, the more successful the predators.

14.

Look at the desert scene. To picture all of the organisms listed below, which type would you need to add to the scene?

a)

herbivores, producers

b)

producers, herbivores

c)

scavengers, producers

d)

consumers, decomposers

15.

In the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle (photosynthesis), which organisms take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen as part of the process of making food?

a)

consumers

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

plants and animals