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ECOSYSTEM

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False:

Organisms are living things

a)

true

b)

false

2.

What is a producer?

a)

organism that cannot make their own food so they eat other organisms

b)

organism that makes their own food

c)

organism that break down dead organisms

3.

What is a decomposer?

a)

an organism that breaks down dead organisms for energy

b)

an organism that makes its own food

c)

an organism that eats other organisms

4.

Does a food chain start with the sun?

a)

yes

b)

no

5.

What is a consumer?

a)

an organism that breaks down dead organisms

b)

an organism that makes its own energy and food

c)

an organism that eats other organisms for energy

6.

What is a food web?

a)

a model that contains many food chains

b)

a model that contains one food chain

c)

a model that shows where the sun gets its energy

d)

a model that shows how decomposers break down organisms

7.

What is the source of all energy?

a)

water

b)

food

c)

decomposers

d)

sun

8.

What do organisms need to survive?

a)

to have their needs met

b)

a comfortable home

c)

animals to eat

d)

humans

9.

What do the arrows in a food web show?

a)

who is the most powerful

b)

the next organism that uses the energy

c)

the prey

d)

the sun

10.

Why do scientists study how animals get their food?

a)

to know what their favorite meal is

b)

so that they understand how energy flows in an ecosystem

c)

to understand why consumers are stronger than decomposers

11.

In a food chain, what comes after a producer?

a)

the sun

b)

a decomposer

c)

a consumer

12.

What is the last thing in a food chain?

a)

a consumer

b)

the sun

c)

a decomposer

d)

a producer

13.
all the populations living in an ecosystem.
a)
population
b)
community
c)
ecosystem
d)
species
14.
A(n) _________ consists of all the living and non-living things that interact in an area. 
a)
ecology
b)
ecosystem
c)
habitat
15.
__________ factors are the living parts of an ecosystem.
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
Limiting
16.
__________  factors are the non-living parts of an ecosystem. 
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
c)
limiting
17.
A _______ represents all the members of one species in a particular area. 
a)
community
b)
population
c)
carrying capacity
18.

The first organism in a food chain is always a__________.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

carnivore

d)

herbivore

19.

What is it??

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

omnivore

d)

All correct

20.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
d)
Biotic Factors
21.

who get their energy directly from the sunlight?

a)

herbivores

b)

producers

c)

carnivores

d)

omnivores

22.

which of the following correctly shows how energy flows through a food chain?

a)

sun --> carnivores --> herbivores --> producers

b)

sun --> producers --> carnivores --> herbivores

c)

sun --> herbivores --> producers --> carnivores

d)

sun --> producers --> herbivores --> carnivores

23.

an example of a producer is .......

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

what is the role of a consumer in the flow of energy through a food chain?

a)

transforming the Sun's energy to make food

b)

obtaining necessary nutrients from the soil

c)

decomposing the remains of living things

d)

gaining energy by eating other living things

25.

a food chain is a series of relationships between members of an ecosystem

so that .......................... can be transferred between them.

a)

force

b)

food

c)

energy

d)

water

26.

if plants are at the bottom of the food chain - how do they get their food?

a)

they get it from the ground

b)

they don't need any

c)

they buy it online

d)

they make it from sunlight

27.

a group of food chains that mix together called ......

a)

food level

b)

food web

c)

food group

d)

food chain

28.

what is an ecosystem?

a)

all the interacting organisms that live in an environment and the abiotic parts of the environment that affect the organisms

b)

the relationship among the biotic parts of the environment

c)

a person who observes and studies the interactions between the biotic and abiotic parts of the environment

d)

the relationship between all the abiotic elements of a pond

29.

in a forest ecosystem, many birds depend on insects for food.

if pesticides are used to eliminate the insect population,

what is the most likely outcome?

a)

the bird population will decrease

b)

the insect population will increase

c)

the bird population will increase

d)

none of the above

30.

temperature, light, air, water, soil, and climate

are all ............................ parts of the environment

a)

living

b)

biotic

c)

natural

d)

abiotic

31.

what do the arrows represent in the food chain?

a)

the amount of energy the organism receives from the sun

b)

how far organisms live from each other

c)

the transfer of energy from one organism to another

d)

the size of the organisms from smallest to largest

32.

a group of organism that living in a certain place is called ........

a)

habitat

b)

population

c)

ecosystem

d)

community

33.

a new fish that also eats plants is introduced into a pond

what changes would occur to this pond ecosystem?

a)

the new fish population will decrease

b)

the large fish population will decrease

c)

the small fish population will increase

d)

the plant population will decrease

34.

organism that breaks down dead organic material is called .........

a)

predator

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

d)

prey

35.

a consumer is .......

a)

an organism that cannot produce its own food

b)

an organism that produces its own food

c)

an abiotic organism

d)

an organism that does not need food to survive

36.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
37.
In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
38.
This diagram shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.
a)
Energy Pyramid
b)
Food Web
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Food Chain
39.
Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
40.
Which level will contain plants?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
41.
Where do producers get their energy? 
a)
soil
b)
decomposers
c)
sun
d)
garbage
42.
Only eats meat
a)
omnivore
b)
herbivore
c)
carnivore
d)
primary consumer
43.
Only eats plants
a)
omnivore
b)
carnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
tertiary consumer
44.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
45.
A MUSHROOM is a
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
d)
Decomposer
46.
Which is the PRODUCER?
a)
Lettuce
b)
Slug
c)
Bird
d)
Cat
47.
Which is a HERBIVORE?
a)
Lettuce
b)
Slug
c)
Bird
d)
Cat
48.
Where does the BIRD get its energy?
a)
The sun
b)
The slug
c)
The bird
d)
The cat
49.
Where does the CAT get its energy?
a)
The sun
b)
The slug
c)
The bird
d)
The cat
50.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
51.

What would happen to the bird if the green fish died out?

a)

the bird population would grow

b)

the bird population would die out

c)

the smaller fish will die out

52.

What does an energy pyramid show?

a)

Energy flow in a community

b)

Longest lifespans

c)

The stronger animal the higher it is on the pyramid

53.

What would happen if their were no producers?

a)

Every population would grow larger

b)

Everything would die out

c)

The animals would make their own food

54.

What would happen if the primary consumers died out?

a)

the producers would grow and the secondary and tertiary consumers would die

b)

producers would die out

c)

consumers would grow

55.

decomposers are producers.

a)

true

b)

false

56.

What will be the first phase of the food chain?

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

producer

d)

decomposer

57.

What will be the second phase of the food chain?

a)

primary consumer

b)

secondary consumer

c)

producer

d)

decomposer

58.

Look at the pictures. What will the primary consumer.

a)

vegetable

b)

snail

c)

frog

d)

crow

59.

Look at the pictures. What will the producer?

a)

vegetable

b)

snail

c)

frog

d)

crow

60.
An energy pyramid represents what?
a)
How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use. 
b)
How much energy a particular organism needs. 
c)
How much energy is needed to build a pyramid. 
d)
The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.
61.

All the individuals of the same kind living in the same environment.

a)

niche

b)

habitat

c)

biome

d)

population

62.

A food web is

a)

a community of organisms with several interrelated food chains

b)

food chain

c)

a fly caught in a spider web

d)

food connected by string

63.

Biotic factors are

a)

factors relating to living organisms

b)

factors relating to nonliving organisms

c)

biological factors

d)

biomes

64.

A species is

a)

a building

b)

a spider

c)

a category of organisms whose members can interbreed

d)

a season