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Ecosystem Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a food chain?

a)

The flow of energy from one thing to another

b)

The way animals eat each other

c)

The way the sun makes everything

d)

How the plants grow

2.
What is a producer? 
a)
Organism that creates their own food.
b)
Organism that eat other organisms for energy
c)
Organism that eat other dead organisms
3.
What is a consumer? 
a)
Organism that creates their own food.
b)
Organism that eat other organisms for energy
c)
Organism that eat other dead organisms
4.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
5.
What animal is on the top of the food chain? 
*Remember Humans are on the top of all food chains because we do not get hunted. 
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse
d)
Owl
6.
What do Herbivores eat? 
a)
Plants ONLY 
b)
Animals ONLY
c)
Plants AND Animals
7.
What do Herbivores eat? 
a)
Plants ONLY 
b)
Animals ONLY
c)
Plants AND Animals
8.

What do plants need to make their own food?

a)

Sun, Water, and Animals

b)

Sun, Coke, and Soil

c)

Sun, Water, and Soil

d)

Nothing at all

9.

An example of a predator:

a)

shark

b)

mouse

c)

rabbit

10.

An example of prey:

a)

lion

b)

mouse

c)

shark

11.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
12.

What is a decomposer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
14.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
15.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff 
16.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
17.
Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Carnivores
c)
Omnivores
d)
Plants
18.
True/False
Food webs show you everything an animal eats. Food chains show you one thing.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Which of these is true about this food web?
a)
The Owl gets its energy from the producer.
b)
The Lion gets its energy only from a wild cat.
c)
The Kite gets its energy from the goat.
d)
The Mouse is most likely to die, several ways.
20.

What is an organism?

a)

something not alive

b)

a living thing

21.

What is a prey?

a)

The animal that is being eaten

b)

The animal that eats other animals

c)

The lion

22.

What is the lettuce?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

23.

What is an organism?

a)

something not alive

b)

a living thing

24.

Why are green plants called producers?

a)

they eat their own food

b)

they produce knowledge

c)

they make their own food

d)

they eat other animals

25.

Why are animals considered consumers?

a)

They get their food from other plants and animals

b)

They make their own food

26.

What is a predator?

a)

An animal that is eaten by other animals

b)

An animal that does not do anything.

c)

An animal that eats other animals

27.

What is a prey?

a)

The animal that is being eaten

b)

The animal that eats other animals

c)

The lion

28.

What is the lettuce?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

29.

What is the rabbit?

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

30.

What is the lion?

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

31.

What is the coyote?

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

32.

Why are green plants called producers?

a)

they eat their own food

b)

they produce knowledge

c)

they make their own food

d)

they eat other animals

33.

What is a common feature between an estuary and an ocean ecosystem?

a)

Both are freshwater ecosystems.

b)

Both are deep water ecosystems.

c)

Both contain different plants and animals at different depths.

d)

Both contain a deep bottom zone where sunlight does not reach.

34.

A student listed a few characteristics of a desert ecosystem.

Which characteristic did she list incorrectly?

a)

heavy rainfall

b)

nutrient-poor soil

c)

little vegetation

d)

low annual temperatures

35.

What will be most affected if the decomposers in an ecosystem are removed?

a)

the spread of disease

b)

the availability of water

c)

the quality of soil

d)

the distribution of organisms

36.

Which would most likely cause a decrease in a population of herbivores?

a)

an increase in the number of producers

b)

a decrease in the types of decomposers

c)

an increase in the types of plants

d)

an increase in the number of carnivores

37.

What would most likely happen if all of the decomposers in an ecosystem were removed?

a)

The animals in the ecosystem would die because of the spread of disease.

b)

The plants in the ecosystem would eventually die because of a lack of nutrients in the soil.

c)

The plants in the ecosystem would begin to die out because of a decrease in available water.

d)

The animals in the ecosystem would eat other types of food because of a decrease in producers.

38.

A food chain in an ecosystem includes blackberry bushes, deer, and wolves.


• Deer eat blackberries.

• Wolves eat deer.


If the population of wolves decreases, how will this affect the population of blackberry bushes?

a)

It will decrease because there will be fewer deer.

b)

It will increase because there will be fewer deer.

c)

It will decrease because there will be more deer.

d)

It will increase because there will be more deer.

39.

The moon jellyfish is a saltwater marine organism.

Which aquatic ecosystem commonly provides the marine habitat the moon jellyfish requires to survive?

a)

river

b)

pond

c)

ocean

d)

lake

40.

Which is an example of multi-celled organisms?

a)

amoeba

b)

bacteria

c)

crickets

41.

Fungi and bacteria are both single-celled organisms. What do they most likely have in common?

a)

Both fungi and bacteria are large organisms.

b)

Both fungi and bacteria can carry out all life functions in their one cell.

c)

Both fungi and bacteria need sunlight and nutrients from the soil to be able to grow.

d)

Both fungi and bacteria are highly specialized to do only one job so they must work with other cells to obtain food.

42.

How do bacteria control their life processes?

a)

Bacteria control their life processes within multi-cells.

b)

Bacteria control their life processes within a single cell.

c)

Bacteria work with other cells to control all their life processes.

43.

When a thin slice from an onion is viewed through a microscope, lots of little box-like shapes are seen. These shapes are MOST likely

a)

atoms

b)

dust

c)

cells

d)

bubbles

44.

A single-cell organism can do everything a cell from a multicellular organism can do EXCEPT

a)

specialize.

b)

reproduce

c)

use energy

d)

make protein

45.

Which organism is single-celled?

a)

bacteria

b)

tree

c)

dog

46.

Which best explains why both cats and humans are multicellular organisms?

a)

They get energy from many food sources.

b)

They get energy from a single food source.

c)

They need only one cell to meet their basic needs.

d)

They need many cells working together to meet their basic needs.

47.

Which characteristic do single-celled organisms and multicellular organisms have in common?

a)

Both have cells with specialized functions for each life process.

b)

Both perform all life processes within one cell.

c)

Both have a way to get rid of waste materials.

d)

Both are able to make food from sunlight.

48.

Fish are multi-celled organisms with specialized cells. What would most likely happen if their specialized cells did not function properly?

a)

The fish would decrease in size.

b)

The fish would increase in size.

c)

The fish would die.

49.

What is the main purpose of single-celled organisms?

a)

to survive

b)

to reproduce

c)

to produce food for other organisms

d)

to work with other single-celled organisms

50.

Ty'tan and Jordan read about different kinds of organisms. They read about an organism with a respiratory system, digestive system, skeletal system, and muscular system. Which can Sue and Allie most likely conclude about this organism?

a)

The organism is unicellular.

b)

This organism is microscopic.

c)

The organism is multicellular.

d)

The organism does not have any cells.

51.

Which is an example of a single-celled organism?

a)

fish

b)

tree

c)

fungi

d)

human

52.

Which best explains how a single-celled organism can survive without other cells?

a)

They do not need any substance from outside of the cell.

b)

They are able to perform all necessary functions within one cell.

c)

They do not need to perform more than one function to survive.