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Organisms & Ecosystem Spring 2024

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these describes one or more living organisms that depend on another living organism to survive?

a)

Bacteria living in the mouth of a horse

b)

Ivy plants growing gup a fence to obtain more sunlight

c)

Mold living on a hard, rock surface

d)

An angelfish releasing carbon dioxide into a pond

2.

The bright-red male cardinal comes to a school bird feeder every morning. Like other cardinals, this bird makes a sharp chirping sound as it hops around the bird feeder. 

Which of these is a learned behavior of this bird?

a)

Eating seeds during the day

b)

Making a chirping sound

c)

Having red feathers

d)

Coming to the bird feeder each morning

3.

Click on the producers in this food web.

a)

oak acorns

b)

kinglet

c)

red-tailed hawk

d)

pine tree

4.

In the food web diagram, what do the arrows represent?

a)

Life Cycle

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

How food is produced by organisms

d)

The flow of energy through an ecosystem

5.

Green plants are producers that begin the flow of energy between organisms in a food web when they-

a)

reproduce by generating seeds

b)

absorb water and nutrients through the soil

c)

release oxygen into the air

d)

make their own food using sunlight

6.

The diagram shows a pond food web. What two organisms get their energy directly from insect larvae?

a)

algae and minnows

b)

sunfish and bass

c)

minnows and sunfish

d)

snails and snapping turtles

7.
A student knows that some likenesses between parents and offspring are inherited, passed from generation to generation. Which of the following is an example of an inherited likeness in humans?
a)
eye color
b)
length of hair
c)
ability to read
d)
type of language spoken 
8.
What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?
a)
eye color
b)
tongue rolling
c)
handedness
d)
language
9.
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? 
table manners
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
10.
Which of the following is most likely inherited by flowering plants?
a)
leaning on a pole
b)
the ability to produce seeds
c)
forming different shapes when trimmed
11.

Is this tree living, non-living, or once living?

a)

Living

b)

Non-Living

c)

Once Living

12.

A dog digs a large hole in the soil.

a)

Living/Living

b)

Living/Non Living

13.

A plant absorbs sunlight in its leaves.

a)

Living/Living

b)

Living/Non Living

14.

What role do bobcats play in a forest food web?

a)

Bobcats break down dead plants and animals and return nutrients to the soil

b)

Bobcats are consumers of marmots and grouses

c)

Bobcats produce their own energy

d)

Bobcats are predators of grasses and berries

15.

How many types of organisms in this food web obtain energy directly from producers?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four