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Ecology

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

In a school project, Ava, Avery, and Samuel are studying an ecosystem. They are trying to understand the role of consumers in the ecosystem. What are consumers in an ecosystem?

a)

Organisms that obtain energy by consuming other organisms

b)

Organisms that obtain energy from inorganic sources

c)

Organisms that obtain energy from the sun

d)

Organisms that produce energy through photosynthesis

2.

Grace, Aiden, and Harper are discussing the role of decomposers in an ecosystem. Grace mentions an example of a decomposer. Which of the following could be the example Grace mentioned?

a)

fungus

b)

bacteria

c)

earthworm

d)

insect

3.

Charlotte, Abigail, and Jackson are studying about food chains in their science class. They learned about the role of trees in the food chain. What is the role of trees (producers) in food chains?

a)

Trees convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

b)

Trees consume energy from other organisms.

c)

Trees rely on predators for their energy needs.

d)

Trees break down organic matter into nutrients.

4.

Kai, Anika, and Arjun went to a zoo. They saw a giraffe and wondered what it eats as it is a herbivore. What do you think the giraffe eats?

a)

rocks

b)

insects

c)

meat

d)

plants

5.

Samuel is observing animals in the forest and notices that some of them eat both plants and animals. What type of organisms are these?

a)

herbivores

b)

omnivores

c)

insectivores

d)

carnivores

6.

During a school trip, Elijah, William, and Abigail observed different animals in the wild. They noticed that some animals only eat other animals. What type of organisms are these?

a)

Herbivores

b)

Omnivores

c)

Detritivores

d)

Carnivores

7.

Emma, Noah, and Arjun are studying plants in their science class. They learned about a process by which plants convert sunlight into energy. What is this process called?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration

c)

transpiration

d)

germination

8.

Abigail, Liam, and Henry went on a field trip to a forest. They observed various living things in the forest. What term is used to describe these living things in the ecosystem?

a)

abiotic factors

b)

biotic factors

c)

environmental factors

d)

non-living things

9.

Benjamin, David, and Jackson are studying an ecosystem. They want to know the term used to describe non-living things in the ecosystem. What is the term?

a)

biotic factors

b)

living things

c)

abiotic factors

d)

organic matter

10.

Ava, Sophia, and Avery are studying the organisms in a pond ecosystem. What term do they use to describe the living things in the ecosystem?

a)

abiotic factors

b)

biotic factors

c)

non-living things

d)

environmental factors