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review food webs, chains and pyramids

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is an example of a producer?
a)
snake
b)
worm
c)
human
d)
grass
2.
Which of these is a consumer?
a)
sun
b)
human
c)
trees
d)
plants
3.

Where does the energy go from the frog?

a)

worm

b)

spider

c)

logs

d)

eagle

4.

Why are there so few top predators present in any ecosystem?

a)

Because there is too much energy in the system

b)

Because there is not enough energy remaining in the ecosystem

c)

Because they do not need energy

d)

Because all predators are solitary animals

5.

How are detritivores and decomposers different?

a)

decomposers break down dead, organic materials while detritivores eat dead organisms and wastes

b)

detritivores break down dead, organic materials while decomposers eat dead organisms and wastes

c)

There isn't a difference between detritivores and decomposers

d)

decomposers come before detritivores

6.

List the trophic levels from lowest to highest

a)

Tertiary consumer, secondary consumer, primary consumer, primary producer

b)

Secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, primary consumer, primary producer

c)

Primary producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer

d)

Primary producer, tertiary consumer, secondary consumer, primary consumer

7.

Which is NOT a producer?

a)

Carrots

b)

Grains

c)

Grasshopper

d)

Grasses

8.

Based on the diagram who would be a primary consumer?

a)

Rabbit

b)

Owl

c)

Fox

d)

Grass

9.

Based on the diagram who is NOT a secondary consumer?

a)

Mice

b)

Bird

c)

Owl

d)

Fox

10.

Based on the diagram who would be a tertiary consumer?

a)

Rabbit

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Fox

d)

Owl

11.

Based on the diagram who could be both a primary and secondary consumer?

a)

Grasshoppers

b)

Mice

c)

Foxes

d)

Birds

12.

The diagram shows a simple food web. Which animal is classified as an omnivore?

a)

red fox

b)

deer

c)

black bear

d)

rabbit

13.

This diagram shows a marine food chain. The zooplankton in this food chain are

a)

primary producers

b)

primary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

tertiary consumers

14.

The table above contains information about animal diets. Which energy pyramid best represents the data in the table?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

A forest ecosystem food web is shown. If additional wrens are introduced into this ecosystem, there will most likely be an immediate decrease in the

a)

frog population

b)

snake population

c)

falcon population

d)

grasshopper population

16.

According to the diagram, nutrients from dead organisms are released into the soil by the action of _______.

a)

producers

b)

first order consumers

c)

second order consumers

d)

decomposers

17.

A group of students on a field trip observed the following organisms on an old oak tree: woodpecker, honeybee, oak, squirrel, beetle, and caterpillar. Which of the following food chains is most likely to be found in this ecosystem?

a)

caterpillar --> honeybee --> woodpecker

b)

oak tree --> squirrel --> woodpecker

c)

oak tree --> caterpillar --> woodpecker

d)

beetle --> woodpecker --> squirrel

18.

If animals eat plants to get energy, where do plants get their energy?

a)

soil

b)

water

c)

wind

d)

sun

19.

Which group is not represented in the food web?

a)

producers

b)

primary consumers

c)

secondary consumers

d)

decomposers

20.

Consumer that eats only other animals

a)

omnivore

b)

frugivore

c)

carnivore

d)

herbivore

21.

Consumer that eats only plants

a)

omnivore

b)

insectivore

c)

carnivore

d)

herbivore

22.

Consumer that eats both plants and animals

a)

omnivore

b)

fungivore

c)

carnivore

d)

herbivore

23.

Overlapping food chains

a)

food cycle

b)

food network

c)

food system

d)

food web

24.

Organism that makes its own food

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

d)

predator

25.

Organism that eats other things for food

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

d)

prey

26.

On average, this much energy transfers from prey to predator:

a)

15%

b)

5%

c)

10%

d)

100%

27.

The average amount of energy that does not transfer to a predator, since it was used up, is (a)   %.

28.

Based on the Food Web, which animal would have the Largest Population?

a)

The octopus

b)

The seagull

c)

The fish

d)

The phytoplankton

29.

In a freshwater ecosystem, ducks and snails eat grass and algae. The snails are eaten by mice and ducks. A fox will eat mice, but also ducks.


From this description, what would be an example Food Chain?

a)

Fox --> Snail --> Duck --> Mouse

b)

Algae --> Snail --> Mouse --> Fox

c)

Algae --> Duck --> Mouse --> Fox

d)

Snail --> Mouse --> Fox --> Duck

30.
In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
31.
If there are 100 Kcal of energy available in the producers, how much energy would be available in the herbivores?
a)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
32.
For a pyramid of numbers, the width of the bar shows the__________ of organisms present in each trophic level at a particular time.
a)
number
b)
biomass
c)
energy
d)
volume
33.
The number of organisms _________ with each successive (higher) trophic level. 
a)
increases
b)
decreases
34.
If the small bird on trophic level 3 in the pyramid has 50 kcal of energy available, how many kcal of energy were present in the trees?
a)
5
b)
500
c)
5000
d)
0.5
35.
Which organisms would likely have the largest biomass?
a)
mountain lions and eagles
b)
snakes and frogs
c)
squirrels and deer
d)
flowers, trees and fruit
36.

If the first trophic level has 1,500 energy units how much energy will be available to organisms in the second trophic level?

(a)