WorksheetsEnergy Pyramid and Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
In an energy pyramid, energy_______ as you move up the pyramid.
increases
stays the same
decreases
changes up and down
In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?
Producers
Carnivores
Herbivores
Top Predator
In this energy pyramid, which organism has the least amount of energy available?
Producers
Carnivores
Herbivores
Top Predator
The diagram represents a pyramid of energy in an ecosystem. Which level would most likely contain members of the plant kingdom?
A
B
C
D
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?
10Kcal
100Kcal
1Kcal
1000Kcal
This organism is categorized as a(n) ____________,ecologically, because it feeds on dead matter.
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
Decomposer
In this energy pyramid, what is the proper name for ANY ORGANISM ABOVE THE PRODUCER LEVEL?
Decomposers
Consumers
Omnivores
Producers
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?
1000 units
100 units
10 units
1 unit
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?
1000 units
100 units
10 units
1 unit
Label the producers and consumers, then label the different types of consumers.
1. herbivore
2. carnivore
3. omnivore
4. producer
5. consumer
1. tertiary consumer
2. secondary consumer
3. primary consumer
4. consumer
5. producer
1. producer
2. Consumer
3. herbivore
4. top predator
5. autotrophs
1. carnivore
2. omnivore
3. primary consumer
4. producer
5. consumer
Which of the following vocabulary words can be used to describe the grass in this food chain?
heterotroph, primary consumer
autotroph, producer
decomposer, secondary consumer
primary consumer, autotroph
Fungi and bacteria would play which of these roles in a food web?
Producer
Autotroph
Heterotroph
Decomposer
How much energy is passed on to the next trophic level in an energy pyramid?
5%
100%
1%
10%
What is another name for a heterotroph?
Consumer
Autotroph
Decomposer
Producer
Based on the model, which consumers would receive the greatest amount of energy captured by the producers in their food chains?
Beluga Whale
Ptarmigan and Arctic Bumble
Polar Bear and Arctic Hare
Lichens and Shrubs
