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Science Quiz - 12/04/2023

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The original source of energy for a food web is...

a)

plants

b)

sun

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

2.

Decomposers get energy from...

a)

the sun

b)

eating plants

c)

eating animals

d)

dead things and waste

3.

Producers are ...

a)

plants

b)

able to do photosynthesis

c)

also called autotrophs

d)

all of these are true

4.

Arrows in a food web represent...

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy

d)

matter

5.

What is a producer?

a)

an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

b)

an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

c)

an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

6.

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

7.

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

a)

ecosystem

b)

food web

c)

environment

8.
Which is an example of a decomposer?
a)
a hawk
b)
a mouse
c)
a flower
d)
a mushroom
9.

An ecosystem is a community of organisms interacting with their physical environment. Why

are decomposers an important part of ecosystems?

a)

A. They break down dead organisms to return nutrients to the soil.

b)

B. They produce their own food for survival.

c)

C. They play a role in preventing weathering and erosion.

d)

D. They provide most of the energy to consumers.

10.

Are fungi and bacteria same?

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

Where do decomposers belong in the food chain/web?

a)

Anywhere in the food chain as long as there's waste to break don.

b)

At the bottom.

c)

On the top of the food web.

d)

It doesn't belong on the food web/chain.