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Energy Pyramid and Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In an energy pyramid, energy_______ as you move up the pyramid.

a)

increases

b)

stays the same

c)

decreases

d)

changes up and down

2.

In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?

a)

Producers

b)

Carnivores

c)

Herbivores

d)

Top Predator

3.

In this energy pyramid, which organism has the least amount of energy available?

a)

Producers

b)

Carnivores

c)

Herbivores

d)

Top Predator

4.

The diagram represents a pyramid of energy in an ecosystem.  Which level would most likely contain members of the plant kingdom?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?

a)

10Kcal

b)

100Kcal

c)

1Kcal

d)

1000Kcal

6.

This organism is categorized as a(n) ____________,ecologically, because it feeds on dead matter.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Decomposer

7.

In this energy pyramid, what is the proper name for ANY ORGANISM ABOVE THE PRODUCER LEVEL?

a)

Decomposers

b)

Consumers

c)

Omnivores

d)

Producers

8.

Use this energy pyramid to answer the question -

Assume there are 1000 units of energy in the producer level of the energy pyramid.

How many units of energy are available at the tertiary consumer level?

a)

1000 units

b)

100 units

c)

10 units

d)

1 unit

9.

Use this energy pyramid to answer the question -

Assume there are 1000 units of energy in the producer level of the energy pyramid.

How many units of energy are available at the secondary consumer level?

a)

1000 units

b)

100 units

c)

10 units

d)

1 unit

10.

Label the producers and consumers, then label the different types of consumers.

a)
  1. 1. herbivore

  2. 2. carnivore

  3. 3. omnivore

  4. 4. producer

  5. 5. consumer

b)

1. tertiary consumer

2. secondary consumer

3. primary consumer

4. consumer

5. producer

c)
  1. 1. producer

  2. 2. Consumer

  3. 3. herbivore

  4. 4. top predator

  5. 5. autotrophs

d)
  1. 1. carnivore

  2. 2. omnivore

  3. 3. primary consumer

  4. 4. producer

  5. 5. consumer

11.

Which of the following vocabulary words can be used to describe the grass in this food chain?

a)

heterotroph, primary consumer

b)

autotroph, producer

c)

decomposer, secondary consumer

d)

primary consumer, autotroph

12.

Fungi and bacteria would play which of these roles in a food web?

a)

Producer

b)

Autotroph

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Decomposer

13.

How much energy is passed on to the next trophic level in an energy pyramid?

a)

5%

b)

100%

c)

1%

d)

10%

14.

What is another name for a heterotroph?

a)

Consumer

b)

Autotroph

c)

Decomposer

d)

Producer

15.

Based on the model, which consumers would receive the greatest amount of energy captured by the producers in their food chains? 

a)

Beluga Whale

b)

Ptarmigan and Arctic Bumble

c)

Polar Bear and Arctic Hare

d)

Lichens and Shrubs