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Ecosystem Test Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many carnivores are shown in this food chain?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

5

d)

3

2.

Which of the following is a herbivore?

a)

cricket

b)

frog

c)

hawk

d)

shrew

3.

All organisms of a species that live in the same place at the same time are called

a)

species

b)

predation

c)

population

d)

habitat

4.

The living parts of an ecosystem are called...

a)

species

b)

abiotic factors

c)

biotic factors

d)

population

5.

The non-living parts of an ecosystem are called...

a)

biotic factors

b)

abiotic factors

c)

competition

d)

niche

6.

What percentage of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next trophic level?

a)

Approximately 25% of the energy is transferred to the next trophic level.

b)

Only about 10% of the energy in one level is transferred to the next.

c)

Approximately 50% of the energy is transferred

d)

50% of the energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next

7.

Parasitism -

a)

One species benefits and the other is not harmed

b)

Both species benefit

c)

One species benefits and the other is harmed

d)

It is a close relationship between two different species of organisms living together

8.

The decomposers do the following...

a)

Eat only producers

b)

Help decompose the remains of dead plants and animals or waste

c)

Produce their own food

d)

Eat only other consumers

9.

What makes producers special?

a)

They are not alive

b)

They depend on other organisms for food

c)

They can produce their own food through photosynthesis

d)

They are omnivores

10.

If a disease affects the snake population in the food chain shown, what will be the initial effect on the populations of hawks and rabbits?

a)

The populations of hawks and rabbits will decrease.

b)

The populations of hawks and rabbits will increase.

c)

The hawk population will increase. The rabbit population will decrease.

d)

The hawk population will decrease. The rabbit population will increase.

11.

What is a carnivore?

a)

An organism that eats plants.

b)

An organism that produces its own energy.

c)

An organism that eats meat.

d)

An organism that eats dead things.

12.

What is a consumer?

a)

An organism that produces its own food

b)

An organism that eats plants and animals for energy

c)

An organism that eats dead plants and animals for energy

d)

An organism that eats whatever it wants

13.

What is a producer?

a)

An organism that eats other plants and animals

b)

An organism that eats dead plants or animals

c)

An organism that produces its own food

d)

An organism that does not eat food

14.

All the energy on Earth comes from......

a)

The sun

b)

The moon

c)

Decomposers

d)

Producers

15.

The process of making food using sunlight and other materials is.....

a)

Decomposers

b)

Consumers

c)

Producers

d)

Photosynthesis

16.

Struggle or effort between animals for limited resources

a)

limiting factor

b)

carrying capacity

c)

habitat

d)

competition

17.

The ______________ of an organism is the place where it lives and looks for food.

a)

limiting factor

b)

carrying capacity

c)

habitat

d)

competition

18.

In what type of symbiotic relationship do both organisms benefit?

a)

Commensalism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Parasitism

19.

a detailed interconnection diagram showing all the food chains in a particular area.

a)

food chain

b)

food pyramid

c)

food web

d)

food cycle

20.

an organism that eats primary consumers

a)

producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

tertiary consumer

21.

an organism that eats secondary consumers

a)

producer

b)

primary consumer

c)

secondary consumer

d)

tertiary consumer

22.

series of steps in an ecosystem where organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

a)

food chain

b)

food plate

c)

food web

d)

food cycle

23.

an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

a)

consumer

b)

abiotic factors

c)

biotic factors

d)

producer

24.

What do lizards eat?

a)

mice

b)

grasshoppers

c)

hawks

d)

grass

25.

The arrows in a food chain show:

a)

the flow of energy

b)

the loss of energy

c)

how animals use energy to move in a habitat

d)

how plants produce their own energy.

26.

Using the food chain, choose the organisms in the correct order.

a)

microscopic plants > water fleas > small fish > perch

b)

microscopic plants > perch > water fleas > small fish

c)

perch > water striders > small fish > tadpoles

d)

microscopic plants > tadpoles > water boatman > perch

27.

In the ocean, a sea anemone attaches itself to the shell of a hermit crab. The poisonous arms of the sea anemone protect the hermit crab, while the movement of the hermit crab brings food to the sea anemone. What is the best description of the relationship between the sea anemone and the hermit crab?

a)

commensalism

b)

mutualism

c)

parasitism

28.

A wolf and a rabbit are an example of what ecological relationship?

a)

predator/prey

b)

cooperation

c)

mutualism

29.

Consumers obtain their energy:

a)

Directly from sunlight

b)

By breathing

c)

By eating other organisms

d)

All of the above

30.

What would happen to this food chain if there was no grass?

a)

The grasshoppers would eat the mice and the snakes would leave.

b)

The mice would have more grasshoppers to eat.

c)

The snake population would increase.

d)

The grasshopper population would decrease.