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Ecosystems

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Biotic factors are...

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

c)

undead things

2.

Abiotic factors are...

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

c)

undead things

3.

Which of these is NOT an abiotic factor?

a)

water

b)

temperature

c)

grass

d)

soil

4.

Which diagram can show us the AMOUNT OF ENERGY that flows from producers to consumers?

a)

Food chain

b)

Web chain

c)

Food pyramid

5.

In a food chain, foxes consume rabbits and mice. If the mouse population suddenly decreases but the rabbit population stays the same, what could happen to the number of foxes?

a)

The number of foxes could decrease because they will eat fewer rabbits.

b)

The number of foxes could increase because they will only have rabbits to eat.

c)

The number of foxes could increase because they will compete less for available food.

d)

The number of foxes could decrease because they will compete more for available food.

6.

Which best describes the role of a producer in an ecosystem?

a)

A producer supplies energy for the consumers in the ecosystem.

b)

A producer supplies oxygen for the consumers in the ecosystem.

c)

A producer supplies water for the consumers in the ecosystem.

d)

A producer supplies light for the consumers in the ecosystem.

7.

Primary consumers get their energy from the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is a food web?

a)

A web made out of food

b)

a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

c)

The food an animal likes to eat.

9.

the top layer of an energy pyramid a primary consumer?

a)

true

b)

false

10.
In an energy pyramid, energy_______ as you move up the pyramid.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
d)
Changes up and down
11.

In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?

a)

Producers

b)

Carnivores

c)

Herbivores

d)

Top Predator

12.

In this energy pyramid, which organism has the least amount of energy available?

a)

Producers

b)

Herbivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Top Predator

13.
If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?
a)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
14.

An autotroph is another word for a ________, meaning it needs to ________

a)

Consumer, eat other animals

b)

Consumer, eat other plants

c)

Producer, make its own food

d)

Producer, survive without water

15.

An heterotroph is another word for a ________, meaning it needs to ________

a)

Consumer, eat other organisms

b)

Consumer, go through photosynthesis

c)

Producer, make its own food

d)

Producer, survive without water

16.

Mushroom (Fungus)

a)

Decomposer

b)

Producer

c)

Consumer

17.

How many predators eat the rabbit for energy in this food web?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

18.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)

The population of foxes would decrease due to no food source. 

19.

How many producers are on this food web? Primary consumers?

a)

2, 3

b)

4, 3

c)

3, 3

d)

4, 2

20.

A _________ is a special role that the organism plays in the ecosystem.

a)

habitat

b)

niche

c)

ecosystem

d)

food web

21.

How are ecosystems disrupted?

a)

Due to the care and excessive maintenances of natural spaces.

b)

As a result of creating new natural resources.

c)

Due to the occupation, pollution and destruction of natural spaces.