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Food Webs and Adaptations Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor.  This is: (a)  

Choose from the below words
hibernation.
behavior.
migration.
camouflage.
2.

The praying mantis looks very much like a blade of grass. What is it called when animals look like other animals or plants? (a)  

Choose from the below words
camouflage
mimicry
locomotion
hibernation
3.
Which best describes how a porcupine defends itself from predators?
a)
it changes color
b)
it has sharp quills
c)
it moves very rapidly
d)
it makes a loud noise
4.

When a cheetah teaches it's cub to hunt, this is called a   (a)  

Choose from the below words
learned behavior
predator
physical characteristic
migration
5.

Which one of these is an example of a structure?

a)

Hardshell

b)

Swimming underwater

c)

Laying eggs

d)

Digging into the ground

6.

What is the function of a tortoise's long claws?

a)

Swimming

b)

Dig a burrow to stay cool & away from predators

c)

Running

7.

(a)   is an animal that is eaten by other animals.

8.

_____ is a natural way of acting.

a)

Camouflage

b)

Instinct

c)

Prey

d)

Predators

9.

Animals that hunt and eat other animals are (a)   .

10.

During the construction of a mall, a lake was filled in. This would have the greatest negative effect on organisms that -

a)

hunt for berries

b)

live in water

c)

sleep in trees

d)

burrow in soil

11.

What would happen to the fish in an area if all of the Great Blue Heron's went away?

a)

There would be more fish in the area.

b)

There would be less fish in the area.

c)

There would be no fish in the area.

d)

Nothing would change.

12.

The original source of energy for all organisms in a food web is...

a)

plants

b)

sun

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

13.

Decomposers get energy from...

a)

the sun

b)

eating plants

c)

eating animals

d)

dead things and waste

14.

Arrows in a food web show

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy flow

d)

matter

15.

What is a producer?

a)

an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

b)

an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

c)

an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

16.

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

17.

What is a carnivore?

a)

an animal that gets energy by eating other animals

b)

An animal that gets energy by eating only plants

c)

an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals

18.

The process that plants use to make food.

a)

ecosystem

b)

food chain

c)

photosynthesis

19.

Reorder the following parts of a food chain.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
20.
Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?
a)

The rabbit population may increase

b)

The rabbit population may decrease

c)

The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease

d)

The rabbit population will remain the same