WorksheetsUnit 1: Ecology, MHS
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the source of all the energy in the ecosystem?
Producers
Consumers
Sunlight
Carbon
Water
A(n) organism that needs to eat another organism to survive is called a....
Producer
Plant
Consumer
Animal
Energy cycles back to the beginning of the food web.
True
False
Nutrients cycle back to the start of an food web.
True
False
What organism cycles nutrients back to the start of the food web?
Decomposer
Sun
Producer
Consumer
Plants are called _ because _ .
consumers, they need to get energy by eating another organism
producers, they need to get energy by eating another organism
consumers, they make their own food through photosynthesis
producers, they make their own food through photosynthesis
Select all options that are abiotic factors:
Tree
Rock
Rain
Eagle
Select all options that are biotic factors:
Tree
Rock
Rain
Eagle
What are examples of abiotic limiting factors? Select all that apply.
Drought
Food Supply
Predators
Temperature
What are examples of biotic limiting factors? Select all that apply.
Drought
Food Supply
Predators
Temperature
Select the incorrect food chain.
What is the correct term for the coyote in this food chain?
grass -> duck -> coyote
Producer
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Secondary Producer
What do food webs represent? Select the most correct answer.
What eats what.
All paths of energy flow throughout an ecosystem.
How nutrients move in a food chain.
How much energy is lost at each level of an energy pyramid?
10%
50%
80%
90%
Which of the following is the correct order of trophic levels?
Producer -> Primary Consumer -> Tertiary Consumer -> Secondary Consumer
Producer <- Primary Consumer <- Secondary Consumer <- Tertiary Consumer
Secondary Consumer -> Tertiary Consumer -> Primary Consumer -> Producer
Producer -> Primary Consumer -> Secondary Consumer -> Tertiary Consumer
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
The hawk in this food web would be considered:
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Tertiary Consumer
Quaternary Consumer
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
The fox in this food web would be considered:
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Tertiary Consumer
Quaternary Consumer
What is the term for each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a biological community?
Trophic Level
Energy Level
Consumer Step
Biodiversity Level
An illustration that uses arrows to show the MANY possible directions in which matter and energy can pass through the organisms in an ecosystem.
Energy Pyramid
Food Web
Food Chain
The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.
Biotic
Abiotic
The living aspects of an ecosystem.
Biotic
Abiotic
As you move up the trophic levels in an energy pyramid, the amount of energy _.
Increases
Decreases
When creating a graph, the independent variable goes on what axis?
x-axis
y-axis
When creating a graph, the dependent variable goes on what axis?
x-axis
y-axis
Scientific Question: Does a person's height affect how well they will do on their science test?
What is the dependent variable?
Height
Science Test Score
The people being tested
Scientific Question: Does a person's height affect how well they will do on their science test?
What is the independent variable?
Height
Math Test Score
The people being tested
When do you use a bar graph?
With categorical data
With data tracked over time
When do you use a line graph?
With categorical data
With data tracked over time
Ms. Z studies plants. She studies three different species of plants, uses two different fertilizers, and gives them all the same amount of light and water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
Dependent
Independent
The variable the researchers directly manipulates (changes).
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
The variable that is measured throughout the experiment.
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
What is the temperature at 1pm on September 2nd?
10 °C
10 °F
0 °C
Cannot tell
When are the average daily temperatures increasing?
Wednesday - Thursday
Thursday
Friday
Thursday - Friday
Select all qualitative data.
Number of flower buds
Flower color
Number of blue flowers
Scent of flower
Select all quantitative data.
Number of flower buds
Flower color
Number of blue flowers
Scent of flower
