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Flow of Matter and Energy in the Ecosystem

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Put the levels from largest to smallest

a)

Biosphere

b)

Biome

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Community

e)

Population

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
2.

A caterpillar eats a leaf, and a bird eats the caterpillar. In this interaction, the bird is a:

a)

producer

b)

herbivore

c)

primary consumer

d)

secondary consumer

3.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
4.
In an energy pyramid, energy_______ as you move up the pyramid.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
d)
Changes up and down
5.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
6.

The diagram shows a food web from a forest ecosystem.

Based on the food web, which is a true statement?

a)

A decrease in the population of owls may eventually decrease the population of lizards.

b)

A decrease in the population of beetles may eventually decrease the population of snakes.

c)

An increase in the population of beetles may eventually decrease the population of snakes and lizards.

d)

An increase in the owl population may eventually increase the population of snakes and lizards.

7.

What are always on the first level in a food chain?

a)

heterotrophs

b)

autotrophs

c)

consumers

d)

herbivores

8.

On average, how much of the available energy from one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level in a food chain?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

90%

9.
What is indicated by the diagram?
a)
Food web
b)
Food chain
c)
Food map
d)
Food menu
10.
Autotrophs are organisms that produce their own food. Which do scientist classify as autotrophs?
a)
Chordates
b)
Fungi
c)
Plants
d)
Molds
11.

In the food web above, what organism is a tertiary consumer?

a)

Fox

b)

Frog

c)

Vole

d)

Grass

12.

What term describes the position of an organism on the food chain?

a)

food web

b)

energy levels

c)

trophic levels

d)

matter cycle

13.
In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?
a)
The snakes will increase.
b)
The grasshoppers will decrease.
c)
The eagles will remain the same.
d)
The grasshoppers will increase.
14.
Energy increases as you move up the food pyramid (from bottom to top).
a)
True 
b)
False
15.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
16.
In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
17.
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)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
18.

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

a)

They point to the organism that is being eaten.

b)

It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

c)

They show the direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

d)

They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

19.
A wolf eats a rabbit, that just ate some berries.  What would you call the rabbit?
a)
Producer
b)
Omnivore
c)
Primary Consumer
d)
2nd order Heterotrph
20.
What is indicated by the diagram?
a)
Food web
b)
Food chain
c)
Food map
d)
Food menu