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Ecology Vocabulary Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An autotroph; uses sunlight to make their own food.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

2.

An organism that gets energy by eating other organisms.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

3.

An organism that gets energy and nutrients by breaking down the remains of other organisms.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

4.

Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

5.

Consumers that get energy by eating plants

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

6.

Consumers that get their energy by eating other organisms (meat).

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

7.

Consumers that get their energy by eating plants & animals.

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

8.

Path of energy transfer from producers to consumers. This energy moves from one organism to the next in one direction. Shown using pictures & arrows.

a)

Food chain

b)

Food web

c)

Energy Pyramid

9.

Shows the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem. Consists of multiple food chains.

a)

Food chain

b)

Food web

c)

Energy Pyramid

10.

Plants, some bacteria & algae; uses sunlight to make food.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

11.

Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

12.

Fungi and bacteria; natures's recyclers

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

13.

What role does this organism play in an ecosystem?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

14.

Deer eat grass and other plants. What type of consumer are they?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

15.

Tigers eat wild pigs, buffalos, antelopes and deer. What type of consumer are they?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

16.

Squirrels eat both acorns and insects. What type of consumer are they?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

17.

This picture is an example of a(n)_______

a)

Energy Pyramid

b)

Food Chain

c)

Food Wb

18.

This is an example of a(n)_________

a)

Food Chain

b)

Energy Pyramid

c)

Food Web

19.

Using the food web pictured, the role of the snake is that of a ________.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

20.

In the food web pictured, the role of the rabbit is that of a ____________.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore