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Ecology Review Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A chimpanzee eats fruits, nuts, leaves, and small mammals. What kind of organism is a chimpanzee?

a)

carnivore

b)

decomposer

c)

producer

d)

omnivore

2.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a predator with its prey?

a)

a fox and a rabbit

b)

a bear and a fish

c)

a honeybee and flower

d)

a spider and a fly

3.

Which statement is true about predators?

a)

a predator is an organism that eats other organisms

b)

a predator is an organism that is eaten by other organisms

c)

a predator can never be eaten by other organisms

d)

a predator is an organism that eats decaying organisms

4.

Which of the following refers to a community of living organisms and the way they interact with nonliving parts of their environment?

a)

trophic

b)

biome

c)

habitat

d)

ecosystem

5.

If a prey species becomes extinct, what else is most likely to happen?

a)

The climate the species lived in will change.

b)

The plants the species ate will also go extinct.

c)

The predators that eat the prey may be threatened.

d)

The habitats that the species lived in will be threatened.

6.
Which example shows a relationship between a living thing and a non-living thing?
a)
An insect is food for salmon.
b)
Water carries a rock downstream.
c)
A tree gets nutrients from the soil.
d)
A flower makes food for a butterfly.
7.
All the ponds in an area dried up during a drought. Which organism is most affected by the drought?
a)
deer
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
snake
8.
In an Energy Pyramid, the most energy is located...
a)
at the top
b)
at the bottom
c)
in the middle
d)
in the center
9.
A food web is composed of many...
a)
food webs
b)
food chains
c)
fast-food chains
d)
bike chains
10.
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy is called a
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
food chain
d)
Pokemon (Gotta Catch 'Em All!)
11.
There are 3 roles an organism can play in an ecosystem are:
a)
producer, consumer, decomposer
b)
herbivore, carnivore, omnivore
c)
producer, director, actor
d)
predator, prey, scavenger
12.
An organism that can make its own food is called a 
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
composer
13.
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms is called a
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
brujeria
14.
A consumer that eats only other organisms is called a
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
scavenger
15.
Nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called
a)
abiotic factors
b)
biotic factors
c)
rocks and dirt
d)
funiture
16.
Living parts of an ecosystem are called
a)
biotic factors
b)
abiotic factors
c)
crazy critters
d)
animals and plants
17.
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area are called a/an ________.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
18.

Heterotrophs that eat producers and other heterotrophs are called...

a)

autotrophs

b)

herbivores

c)

carnivores

d)

omnivores