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Matter and Energy in Organisms

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these best describes animals

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

unicellular

d)

decomposer

2.

which of these is an example of a producer?

a)

oak tree

b)

songbird

c)

polar bear

d)

mushroom

3.

In a diagram of a food chain, where does a producer, such a tree, get the energy it needs to survive?

a)

from the air

b)

from the sun

c)

from the organisms it eats

d)

from the remains of organisms

4.

Which of these consumers is a herbivore

a)

cat

b)

horse

c)

human

d)

vulture

5.

why is the ability to move important to animals?

a)

it helps them stay warm

b)

it helps them find food

c)

it helps them obtain oxygen

d)

it helps them differentiate cells

6.

What form of energy is stored in food?

a)

heat

b)

light energy

c)

energy in molecules

d)

energy in motion

7.

As a tree grows, where does the majority of the MATTER come from that makes up the body of the tree?

a)

from air and water

b)

from water and soil

c)

from soil and sunlight

d)

from sunlight and water

8.

A student drew a diagram showing that organisms eat other organisms. It included a caption, "the amount of available energy decreases with each organism that is eaten." How is this explained by the law of conservation of energy?

a)

living things change energy into matter

b)

some of the energy is used for life processes

c)

som energy disappears when lioving things are eaten

d)

only small amounts of energy can be destroyed at a time

9.

factories, animals, humans and cars create Carbon Dioxide. A carbon Cycle would show

a)

that Carbon is constantly being produced at a rate faster than it can be remedied

b)

that Carbon is running out

c)

carbon as matter is being passed through an ecosystem

10.

All matter has

a)

mass and volume

b)

mass and energy

c)

mass and speed

d)

volume and weight

11.

worms break down dead plants in the soil to release nutrients. Which nutrients shows that they are matter?

a)

nutrients are warm

b)

nutrients have mass

c)

nutrients can do work

d)

nutrients contain energy

12.

it helps return carbon and nutrients to the environment is the reason why

a)

Decomposition is important in the life cycle

b)

Replication is important to jackals

c)

Photosynthesis is not needed

d)

Mushrooms are used in Marsala

13.

living things need matter such as (a)   or water to survive, grow, and carry out life processes

14.

(a)   get the matter they need from their environment from their roots.

15.

(a)   get the matter they need from eating food and by taking in water.

16.

living things are mosthy made up of Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Oxygen. How are these obtained? Select all that apply

a)

Animals drink water (H and O)

b)

animas consume food that have C, N, H & Water

c)

plants take in water (H and O) and Nitrogen through their roots

d)

Plants get Carbon when they absorb Carbon Dioxide through their leaves