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Ecology Mastery / Grade recovery

Total questions: 116

Worksheet time: 4hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a food chain?

a)

The flow of energy from one thing to another

b)

The way animals eat each other

c)

The way the sun makes everything

2.

What is a Producer?

a)

An animal that eat plants

b)

An animal that eats meat

c)

A plant that produces their own food

3.

What is a Herbivores?

a)

A animal that eats plants

b)

A animal that eats meat

c)

A plant that makes its own food

d)

A plant that eats meat

4.

What is a Carnivore?

a)

A animal that eats plants

b)

A animal that eats meat

c)

A animal that makes it own food

d)

A animal that doesn't eat animals or plants

5.

What is a Decomposer?

a)

An animal that eats everything

b)

A plant that eats dead animals and plants

c)

A human

d)

The sun

6.

What do plants need to make their own food?

a)

Sun, Water, and Animals

b)

Sun, Coke, and Soil

c)

Sun, Water, and Soil

7.

which one is a Producer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

What is a decomposer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Which one is a Herbivore?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

which one is a Omnivore

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

Which one is a Carnivore?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

What provides energy to plants for photosynthesis?

a)

The Sun

b)

The Soil

13.

Plants are called ______________ because they produce their own food.

a)

consumers

b)

producers

14.

A mouse is a ___________ because it cannot make its own food.

a)

consumer

b)

producer

15.

Humans that eat both plants and animals are--

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

16.

These animals only eat meat-

a)

carnivores

b)

omnivores

c)

herbivores

17.

These organisms break down dead and decaying matter.

a)

consumers

b)

decomposers

c)

producers

18.

What do ALL living things need to survive?

a)

children

b)

a home

c)

food

d)

oxygen

19.

What does food provide us with?

a)

food provides us with energy

b)

food provides us with a feeling of satiation

c)

food provides us with comfort

20.

What is the main source of energy from the foods we eat?

a)

fats

b)

calories

c)

fiber

d)

glucose

21.

Where do plants get their energy from?

a)

the water

b)

the sun

c)

the dirt

d)

people

22.

What is the main source of energy for out planet?

a)

the moon

b)

gravity

c)

the solar system

d)

the sun

23.

What is the name to the process by which plants make their own food?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

photosynthetic

c)

autotrophic

d)

heterotrophic

24.

What is a food chain?

a)

A chain of things linked together

b)

A diagram showing how energy is transferred from one organism to another

c)

A diagram showing what organisms like to eat

d)

A chain of predators and preys

25.

What does the arrow in the food chain show?

a)

the direction of heat transfer

b)

the direction of what organism eats what organism

c)

the direction of energy transfer

26.

In this diagram, where does the owl get its energy from?

a)

the corn

b)

the mouse

c)

the snake

d)

the sun

27.

Where is the human getting his energy from?

a)

the sun

b)

the algae

c)

the small marine animals

d)

the fish

28.

What is the starting source of energy for all food chains?

a)

grass

b)

sun

c)

bug

d)

mushrooms

29.

What do the arrows represent in a food chain?

a)

Stop

b)

Start

c)

Gives energy to

30.

What is this model called?

a)

Food Chain

b)

Food Web

c)

Habitat

d)

Herbivore

31.
An animal that eats BOTH animals and plants is called an
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Habitat
32.

An animal that ONLY eats plants is called a

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Plantivore

33.

An animal that ONLY eats other animals is called a

a)

Carnivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Consumer

34.

Why do people eat?

a)

to gather family

b)

to sleep

c)

for energy

d)

for exercise

35.

Lions only eat buffalo, antelopes, zebras and crocodiles. They are called __________.

a)

Omnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Delivore

36.

Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. They are called __________.

a)

Franivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Omnivore

37.

An animal that only eats plants is a...

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

decomposer

38.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
39.

What's the name of this habitat?

a)

Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Ocean

d)

Tundra

40.

What's the name of this habitat?

a)

Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Ocean

d)

Tundra

41.

What's the name of this habitat?

a)

Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Ocean

d)

Tundra

42.
A habitat is a specific place that an animal lives.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
What is a habitat?
a)
A place animals call home
b)
Something animals eat
c)
A region with just non-living organisms
44.

Where does energy for all living things begin?

a)

Mars

b)

The Moon

c)

The Sun

d)

Water

45.

What is an organism that makes its own food using energy from the sun.

a)

The Sun

b)

Producer

c)

Water

d)

Space

46.

What is an organism that gets energy by eating other organisms?

a)

The Sun

b)

Water

c)

Space

d)

Consumer

47.

What is an animal that eats only plants for food energy

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

The Sun

d)

Insects

48.

What is an animal that eats other animals for food energy.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Insectivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

The Sun

49.

What is an animal that eats other animals and plants for food energy.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Insectivore

d)

Ominivore

50.

What is an organism that gets energy by feeding on dead material and wastes.

a)

Garbage Truck

b)

Decomposer

c)

Leaves

d)

The Sun

51.

I make my own food.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Producer

c)

Omnivore

d)

Consumer

52.

I am a predator that has NO predators in my environment.

a)

Apex Predator

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Producer

d)

Decomposer

53.

I am an autotroph.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Producer

c)

Omnivore

d)

Consumer

54.

I only eat meat/animals.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Decomposer

55.

I eat meat, but may or may not also eat plants.

a)

Producer

b)

Primary Consumer

c)

Secondary or Tertiary Consumer

d)

Decomposer

56.

I eat plants and animals.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Decomposer

57.

I ONLY eat plants.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Decomposer

58.

I ONLY eat plants.

a)

Tertiary Consumer

b)

Secondary Consumer

c)

Primary Consumer

d)

Producer

59.

I feed on dead organisms, causing them to decay, returning nutrients to the earth.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Decomposer

60.

This chart is called a

a)

Lifespan

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Growth Chart

d)

Food Chain

61.

What is the source of all energy on Earth?

a)

The Sun

b)

Producers

c)

Consumers

d)

The Teacher

62.

Which of the following animals are herbivores?

a)

1. Hawks

b)

2. Polar bears

c)

3. Oxen

d)

4. Lizard

63.

Which of the following can be inferred about the decomposers?

a)

1. If there were no decomposers, wastes and the remains of dead animals would pile up.

b)

2. They break down the alive animals which then return to soil, so plants can use them again.

c)

3. They are one type of animals that eat both plant and animals called omnivores.

d)

4. They simply use sunlight and water to produce the energy.

64.
a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

65.
a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

66.
a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

67.
a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

68.

Living

a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

69.

Dead

a)

Biotic

b)

Abiotic

70.
a)

biotic

b)

abiotic

71.

Ecology is the study of:

a)

only the living things in the environment

b)

only the nonliving things in the environment

c)

how living things interact with each other and the nonliving things in the environment

d)

scientists who perform research on living things

72.

What term do ecologists use to describe where an animal lives (an animal’s home)?

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Ecologist

c)

Habitat

d)

Population

73.

What is a species?

a)

Different animals that compete for the same resources

b)

A group of similar organisms that can reproduce with each other

c)

A group of organisms that live together

d)

A group of organisms that are physically and functionally very different from each other

74.

Which of the following is an example of a living thing?

a)

A bacterium

b)

A shell

c)

Water

d)

Sweat

75.

Which of the following is NOT a nonliving thing? (which one is living?)

a)

Sun

b)

Rocks

c)

Milk

d)

Wood

76.

What type of organism can make its own food?

a)

A producer (an autotroph)

b)

A consumer (a heterotroph)

c)

A decomposer

d)

All of the above

77.

Organisms that can make their own food do so by the process of:

a)

decomposition

b)

respiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

scavenging

78.

What type of consumer eats plants?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Both herbivore and omnivore

79.

What is a food chain?

a)

A representation of an organism’s life cycle

b)

A way to show the feeding relationships between organisms

c)

The sequence of events that occurs during photosynthesis

d)

A way to show how animals interact with nonliving parts of the environment

80.

The first organism in a food chain is ALWAYS a:

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

Any of the above

81.

How much energy is transferred between trophic levels?

a)

25%

b)

20%

c)

10%

d)

90%

82.

What is a niche?

a)

The habitat that an organism lives in

b)

An organism’s “role” in an ecosystem

c)

A type of consumer

d)

The relationship between a producer and consumer

83.

What happens when different species try to occupy the same niche?

a)

The species compete with each other

b)

The species cooperate with each other

c)

The species coexist with each other

d)

All of the above

84.

In what type of relationship do both organisms benefit from the relationship?

a)

Parasitism

b)

Mutualism

c)

Commensalism

d)

Predation

85.

How does oxygen cycle between plants and animals?

a)

Plants and animals both release oxygen

b)

Plants and animals convert water into oxygen

c)

Plants take in oxygen that is produced by animals

d)

Animals take in oxygen that is produced by plants

86.

When we say that a species adapts to changes in the environment, we mean that:

a)

the species becomes extinct

b)

the species has to move to a new environment

c)

the species adjusts and copes with the changes

d)

the species is completely unaffected by the changes

87.

What is biodiversity?

a)

The different ways species reproduce

b)

The degree of variation of life on Earth

c)

A way to describe similarities between different species

d)

The process of creating new species

88.

The water cycle starts with the energy from the______

a)

oceans

b)

plants

c)

sun

d)

wind

89.

Organisms that need nitrogen to survive.

a)

only plants

b)

only animals

c)

only bacteria

d)

all living things

90.

How is nitrogen "fixed" into a usable form for plants?

a)

Through action of bacteria only

b)

Through lightning only

c)

Through action of bacteria and lightning

d)

Through photosynthesis

91.

How do animals get the nitrogen they need?

a)

From the air they breathe

b)

From the water they drink

c)

From the food they eat

d)

From the sun

92.

Gas that makes up 78% of our atmosphere.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

93.

What is the process of combining nitrogen gas with other elements to make nitrogen into usable compounds?

a)

nitrogen composition

b)

nitrogen fixation

c)

ammonia

d)

denitrification

94.

What process occurs when dead plant and animal matter decomposes and nitrogen is released back into the atmosphere?

a)

Assimilation

b)

Fixation

c)

Ammonification

d)

Denitrification

95.

Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air.

a)

True

b)

False

96.

According to this diagram, plants use nitrogen to make _________________________

a)

bacteria

b)

animals

c)

proteins

d)

decomposers

97.

According to this diagram, animals get proteins from eating ________________________

a)

decomposers

b)

bacteria

c)

plants

d)

sunlight

98.

A correct path that nitrogen could take would be

a)

air -> animals -> plants -> bacteria

b)

animals -> air -> bacteria -> plants

c)

bacteria -> air -> plants -> animals

d)

air -> bacteria -> plants -> animals

99.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
100.
How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?
a)
respiration and photosynthesis
b)
 decomposition and respiration
101.

Which process contributes carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

a)

respiration

b)

photosynthesis

c)

tree farms

102.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
103.

___ is a word that describes how many different species of organisms live in a place.

a)

biodiversity

b)

ecology

c)

symbiosis

d)

adaptation

104.

___ is when living things of the same species work together to survive. (like a pack of wolves)

a)

competition

b)

cooperation

c)

predation

d)

symbiosis

105.

___ is when one organism (a predator) eats another organism (the prey).

a)

competition

b)

cooperation

c)

predation

d)

symbiosis

106.

___ is when living things struggle against one another to get resources – like food, water, space, mates, etc.

a)

competition

b)

cooperation

c)

predation

d)

symbiosis

107.

In an ecosystem, everything is ___.

a)

connected to everything else

b)

separate from each other

c)

alive

d)

must eat other organisms to survive

108.

The diagram below shows a list of ___ of a polar bear that help it survive in its cold, snowy habitat.

a)

adaptations

b)

habitats

c)

resources

d)

biomes

109.

A ___ is the place that an organism lives - its natural home.

a)

habitat

b)

community

c)

population

d)

ecology

110.

___  the branch of science that studies how organisms interact with one another & with their environment.

a)

ecology

b)

geology

c)

astronomy

d)

chemistry

111.

An ___ is any feature or trait that helps an organism survive.

a)

adaptation

b)

resource

c)

habitat

d)

ecology

112.

A ___ is anything that an organism needs to survive.

a)

resource

b)

adaptation

c)

habitat

d)

ecology

113.

A ___ is word that means "a specific type of living thing" (like a polar bear).

a)

species

b)

organism

c)

population

d)

animal

114.

Which of the following shows the levels of organization in order from the smallest to the largest?

a)

organism, population, community, ecosystem

b)

ecosystem, community, population, organism

c)

population, organism, community, ecosystem

d)

organism, community, population, ecosystem

115.

A ___ is all of the organisms of the same kind in a place.

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

116.

___ is a word that describes all of the non-living parts of an ecosystem.

a)

abiotic

b)

biotic

c)

robotic

d)

probiotic

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