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3rd Grade Ecosystems Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do organisms need to survive?

a)

Food, water, shelter, and air.

b)

Food and Air

c)

Water and Air

d)

Trees and Air

2.

Which physical characteristic of animals is most helpful to survival in desert ecosystems?

a)

Ability to store/save water in their bodies

b)

Thick fur

c)

Smooth, slippery skin

d)

Long claws

3.

A grassland habitat with trees and large animals would BEST support which populations of animals?

a)

woodpeckers and hummingbirds.

b)

polar bears and penguins.

c)

giraffes and lions.

d)

hawks and owls.

4.

Which of the following is NOT a consumer?

a)

Frogs

b)

Grass

c)

Crickets

d)

Snakes

5.

Which of the following correctly shows how energy moves through a food chain?

a)

Sun → plants → plant eaters → meat eaters

b)

Sun → meat eaters → plants → plant eaters

c)

Sun → plant eaters → meat eaters → plants

d)

Sun → plants → meat eaters → plant eaters

6.

Which of the following things in an ocean ecosystem makes its own food from sunlight?

a)

Octopus

b)

Algae

c)

Shrimp

d)

Stingray

7.

Which animal could NOT belong in a desert ecosystem?

a)

Grizzly Bear

b)

Lizard

c)

Snake

d)

Insect

8.

In this diagram below, which organism would have the MOST impact if removed from the food chain?

a)

Snake

b)

Hawk

c)

Mouse

d)

Plants

9.

Which description best describes how energy flows in a food chain?

a)

From plant to Sun

b)

From cricket to frog

c)

From frog to plant

d)

From snake to cricke

10.

Which animal could NOT belong in a tundra ecosystem?

a)

Artic fox

b)

Penguin

c)

Polar Bears

d)

Snake

11.

Which animal is a producer?

a)

Shrimp

b)

Algae

c)

Shark

d)

Octopus

12.

What is the main source of energy for all food chains?​

a)

The sun is the main source of energy for all food chains.

b)

A consumer is the main source of energy for all food chains.

c)

The Moon is the main source of energy for all food chains.

d)

Water is the main source of energy for all food chains.

13.

What is a producer?

a)

Breaks down organisms.

b)

Makes its own food.

c)

An organism eats another organism.

d)

Hunts and eats prey.

14.

What are decomposers?

a)

Get their energy from the Sun.

b)

They eat other organisms.

c)

Break down dead organisms.

d)

The flow of energy from one organism to another.

15.

What are the 3 categories that organisms fall into?

a)

Producer, carnivore, decomposer.

b)

Producers, consumers, decomposers.

c)

Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore

d)

Consumer, Herbivore, producer.