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Biodiversity & Energy Flow in an Ecosystem

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

a)

secondary consumer, heterotroph

b)

heterotroph, tertiary consumer

c)

autotroph, secondary consumer

d)

decomposer, heterotroph

3.

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

a)

producer

b)

heterotroph

c)

autotroph

d)

decomposer

4.

A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, and if it were removed, the ecosystem would change drastically.

a)

endangered species

b)

keystone species

c)

primary species

d)

apex species

5.

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

a)

5%

b)

1%

c)

100%

d)

10%

6.

If the grass in this example had 10,000 Kcal of energy, about how much of that energy would be stored in trophic level 3?

a)

100 Kcal

b)

100,000 Kcal

c)

10 Kcal

d)

1,000 Kcal

7.

What does the arrow actually represent in a food web or food chain?

a)

Who is being eaten

b)

Who is eating

c)

The flow of energy

d)

the direction of food

8.

Why is it better to have more biodiversity in an ecosystem?

a)

because biodiversity can help make ecosystems more sustainable

b)

because biodiversity provides more energy

c)

because biodiversity provides less energy

d)

because it gives us more animals for the zoo

9.

If a disease eliminated the snake population, which population would immediately DECREASE?

a)

hawk

b)

frog

c)

grasshoppers

d)

grass

10.

If the bird population DECREASED, which populations would INCREASE as a result?

a)

bees and deer

b)

bees and grasshoppers

c)

snakes and hawks

d)

grasshoppers and rabbits

11.

A ___ is an organism that makes its own food.

A ___ is an organism that eats other organisms to gain energy.

A ___ is an organism that breaks down dead organisms to gain energy.

a)

producer, consumer, decomposer

b)

producer, decomposer, consumer

c)

consumer, producer, decomposer

d)

decomposer, producer, consumer

12.

Species that are clearly critical to the functioning of an ecosystem are known as

a)

biodiversity

b)

keystone species

c)

main species

d)

native species

13.

A ___ is an animal that only eats plants.

A ___ is an animal that only eats other animals.

a)

herbivore, carnivore

b)

carnivore, herbivore

c)

omnivore, detritivore

d)

detritivore, omnivore

14.

When a population nears its carrying capacity, resources become limited. Population growth slows and ______.

a)

the death rate and birth rate increase

b)

deaths outnumber births

c)

the birth rate increases at a fast rate

d)

the birth rate and death rate are equal

15.

A(n) _____ is an animal that eats both plants and animals.

A(n) _____ is an animal that eats dead plants and animals.

a)

detritivore, omnivore

b)

omnivore, detritivore

c)

carnivore, herbivore

d)

herbivore, carnivore

16.
High biodiversity is 
a)
having a lot of the same organism.
b)
having a few of the same organism.
c)
having a lot of variety of different organisms.
d)
only having one of each organism. 
17.
An organism is ______ when there are no more left on Earth.
a)
alive
b)
endangered
c)
extinct
d)
living
18.

Which ecosystem is more likely to survive a change in the environment?

a)

One with High biodiversity

b)

One with Low biodiversity

19.

Which is an apex predator in this food web? (Hint: pay close attention to the arrows!)

a)

squid

b)

penguin

c)

seal

d)

krill

20.

The blue line on the graph shows the rabbit population, and the red line shows the wolf population. Which statement about the graph is true?

a)

When the wolf population begins to increase, the rabbit population begins to decrease.

b)

When the rabbit population is at its lowest, the wolf population is also at its lowest.

c)

When the rabbit population is at its highest, the wolf population is also at its highest.

d)

When the wolf population begins to increase, the rabbit population also begins to increase.

21.
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?
a)
Biotic are non-living things
b)
Abiotic are living organisms
c)
Biotic is life,
Abiotic is non-living
d)
Biotic is non-living, Abiotic is living
22.

Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

a)

the same species in a general location

b)

the number of different species in a given area

c)

the number of animal species in a given area

d)

the number of plant species in a given area

23.

Which do you think has a higher species diversity biodiversity, a food chain or a food web?

a)

Food Chain

b)

Food Web

24.

Why is biodiversity in an ecosystem so important?

a)

Because it can help humans where to determine good places to develop farm land.

b)

Because places that have a healthy biodiversity are unaffected by major disturbances.

c)

Because having a high biodiversity allows ecosystems to withstand major changes.

d)

Because having a high biodiversity allows for fewer opportunities of competition for similar resources.

25.

What is another term for traits that a species helps them survive major changes in an ecosystem?

a)

Resiliency

b)

Adaptation

c)

Disturbances

d)

None of the above

26.

In this aquatic food web, which organisms eat the squid?

a)

It has no predators

b)

seagull and krill

c)

seal and krill

d)

seal and seagull

27.

Which of the following terms describes any major changes that may occur to an ecosystem?

a)

Distubance

b)

Resiliency

c)

Adaptations

d)

Biodiversity

28.

A group of individuals of one species that occupies a particular geographic area

a)

community

b)

population

c)

organism

d)

biodiversity

29.

Which of the following biomes supports the greatest variety of organisms?

a)

A.

b)

B.

c)

C.

d)

D.

30.

Which one of the locations indicated is most likely to have the greatest biodiversity and ability to sustain the ecosystems located within the biome?

a)

Q

b)

R

c)

S

d)

T

31.

A forest is most sustainable when it has –

a)

tall trees only.

b)

small shrubs only.

c)

flowering plants only.

d)

a variety of plant species.

32.
________ are a keystone species found in tide pools.
a)
Wolves
b)
Plants
c)
Sea stars
d)
Animals
33.
In Southern California, the intentional reduction of the coyote population has led to a decrease in the types of song birds in that area.  Which is a likely explanation why song bird populations have decreased?
a)
Coyotes feed on animals that prey on song birds.
b)
Coyotes protect nests built by bird songs.
c)
Song birds are killed by diseases carried by coyotes.
d)
Song birds feed on animal matter killed by coyotes.