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TN READY Photosynthesis, Food Chains and Roles of Organisms

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which three statements correctly describe materials plants need?

a)

Plants need sunlight to grow.

b)

Plants need water to grow.

c)

Plants need soil to photosynthesize.

d)

Plants need carbon dioxide to photosynthesize.

e)

Plants need oxygen to photosynthesize.

2.

Which organisms get energy from crickets?

a)

cattails and grasshoppers

b)

cattails and frogs

c)

shrews and frogs

d)

grasshoppers and shrews

3.

Which two energy flows are correct based on the students’

classifications?

a)

Plant → Wolf

b)

Plant → Deer

c)

Sun → Deer

d)

Sun → Plant

e)

Earthworm → Wolf

Grade Science

SECURE

4.

Which organisms are decomposers that should be added to complete the

food web?

a)

Hawk and Earthworm

b)

Tree and Fungi

c)

Earthworm and Fungi

d)

Squirrel and Bacteria

5.

The energy that the organisms in this food chain use for growth began as

energy from the

a)

cardinal.

b)

cricket.

c)

grass.

d)

sun.

6.

The model below shows a plant. Four of its structures are labeled. Which structure absorbs carbon dioxide during the photosynthesis process?

a)

leaf (W)

b)

stem (V)

c)

roots (X)

d)

petal (U)

7.

A group of students is creating a model of an ecosystem.  Which of the following organisms should the students select to act as a consumer?

a)

b)

c)

d)

8.

Which of these correctly describes the relationship between plants and animals in the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle?

a)

Plants produce and release the oxygen that animals need to breathe

b)

Plants produce and release the carbon dioxide that animals need to breathe

c)

Animals produce and release the oxygen that plants need to make their own food

d)

Animals produce and release the oxygen that plants convert to carbon dioxide

9.

Analyze the model of the food chain below. Which type of organism would complete the food chain?

a)

decomposer

b)

producer

c)

carnivore

d)

herbivore

10.

Blake’s fourth grade class is completing a lab on photosynthesis.  Below is a model of the investigation.

Which of the following would represent the energy source for photosynthesis to occur?

a)

lamp

b)

gas

c)

test tube

d)

water plant

11.

 Decomposers are important in the food chain because they...

a)

break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients into the soil.

b)

stop the flow of energy from one organism to another.

c)

produce their own food using light from the sun

d)

are microscopic and other organisms cannot consume them.

12.

Analyze the model below. Use it to help you answer the question.

Identify one labeled item from the model that uses energy from the sun to produce food. 

a)

fence

b)

vegetables

c)

bird

d)

house

13.

If there is a grass fire in this ecosystem, which organism MUST find another source of food energy in order to survive? 

a)

tree

b)

beetle

c)

mouse

d)

caterpillar

14.

Which of the following is an example of a food chain within this ecosystem?

a)

Dragonfly nymph → Water flea → Tadpole

b)

Guppy → Tilapia → Dragonfly nymph

c)

Tadpole → Elodea → Guppy

d)

Elodea→ Tadpole → Dragonfly nymph

15.

Which statement accurately describes a relationship shown in the food web?

a)

Trees are a producer for mice.

b)

Mice are herbivores that consume (eat) grasses and are preyed on by elk.

c)

Owls prey on rabbits and frogs.

d)

Rabbits get their energy from owls and snakes.