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Total questions: 145
Worksheet time: 2hrs 12mins
Which of these is a producer?
Insects
Grass
Bacteria
Eagle
Where do producers get most of the energy they need to make their own food?
carbon dioxide
oxygen
sunlight
water
What type of organism is at the beginning of every food chain?
predator
carnivore
producer
herbivore
This diagram shows how energy flows through an eco-system. What is the first source of energy in this pyramid (aka producers)?
sharks and large birds
algae, plankton and seagrass
herbivorous fish, crustaceans and sea urchins
seals and carnivorous fish
Which organisms in figure 1 could be classified as carnivores?
deer, mice, and grasshoppers
grasshoppers, lizards, and shrews
coyotes, shrews, and lizards
mountain lion, deer, and shrews
What do the arrows in a food web represent?
mass
energy flow
matter
organisms
In the food web pictured here, flies provide energy for...
Dragonflies, Turtles, & Frogs
Slugs & Fish
Water Weeds & Algae
Snakes, Frogs, & Kingfishers
Which trophic level contains 'secondary consumers'?
Red
Blue
Green
Yellow
What are all the terms that can be used to describe the Orca whale? Check all that apply!
Producer/Autotroph
Consumer/Heterotroph
Carnivore
Top predator
Primary Consumer
What is a food chain?
The flow of energy from one thing to another
The way animals eat each other
The way the sun makes everything
How the plants grow
What do plants need to make their own food?
Sun, Water, and Animals
Sun, Coke, and Soil
Sun, Water, and Soil
Nothing at all
An example of a predator:
shark
mouse
rabbit
What is a decomposer?
Label this food chain
A (a) is a living thing that consumes food.
Mark all the organisms that are considered producers
Giraffes have long necks that help them reach leaves high up in trees. They get all the energy they need from plants such as this. What type of consumer are giraffes.
carnivore
omnivore
herbivore
decomposer
Mushrooms often grow around dead plants such as decomposing trees. They break down these dead organisms and put energy that stores in the plant back into the ground for other plants to use. What type of consumer are mushrooms?
carnivore
omnivore
herbivore
decomposer
How much energy is passed along every trophic level increase?
50%
25%
100%
10%
Which type of organism should replace the X in the food web?
an omnivore
an herbivore
a carnivore
a producer
What do the arrows in a food web represent?
mass
energy flow
matter
organisms
What happens as you move higher in the energy pyramid?
more organisms
fewer organisms
number of organisms does not change
organisms die
In the food web pictured here, flies provide energy for...
Dragonflies, Turtles, & Frogs
Slugs & Fish
Water Weeds & Algae
Snakes, Frogs, & Kingfishers
What are all the terms that can be used to describe the Orca whale? Check all that apply!
Producer/Autotroph
Consumer/Heterotroph
Carnivore
Top predator
Primary Consumer
If a primary consumers have 650 kcals of energy available to them in the producers they eat, how many kcals of energy make it into the primary consumer trophic level?
6.5
65000
650
65
An owl eats a rat that lived in an ecosystem where there was 2,800 kcals of energy in the insect population that the rat consumed. How many kcals would transfer to the trophic level the owl is in?
28
280
2,800
28,000
A hawk eats a mouse that lived in an ecosystem where there is 10,000 kcals of energy in the insect population the mouse consumes. How much energy, in kcals, moves up to the trophic level the hawk is in?
1 kcals
10 kcals
100 kcals
1000 kcals
What percent energy from the producers is available to primary consumers?
25%
12%
8%
10%
Which of the following is producer/autotroph?
rabbit
frog
tree
worm
Using food web which of the following is a secondary consumer?
snake
worm
butterfy
squirrel
Using the food web what would happen if the eagle became extinct?
The frog population would decrease.
The frog population would increase.
The butterfly population would increase.
The snake population would decrease.
The number of organisms at the top of the energy pyramid are usually smaller because the hawk
needs more energy
has more predators
have more offspring
eat producers
The graph shows that
wolf population control the rabbit population
the rabbit population control the wolf population
the two populations do not affect each other
wolves do not hunt rabbits
Which two animals below are primary consumers
moth and ant
mushroom and moth
ant and hawk
spider and mouse
In a food web the arrow always points to
the consumer
the prey
producer
autotroph
If the GRASS became diseased, which organisms would also be NEGATIVELY affected?
Rabbits only
Rabbits and snakes
Rabbits, snakes, and hawks
Rabbits and hawks (snakes benefit)
What happened after 12 months after the hawk population was MOSTLY killed off?
Snakes increased, Rabbits decreased, and Grass increased. Then everything balanced back out to almost normal.
Initially everything was stable, but the snake population killed all the rabbits and then died out themselves.
Everything went down significantly at first, then the hawks recovered.
Everything except the grass died off at first, then the rabbits recovered.
Which statement best describes what will happen if the population of herbivores in the community decreases?
the population of foxes will increase
the population of hawks will increase
the population of rabbits will increase
the population of meadow plants will increase
A relationship between two species is called ______________.
Speciation
Antagonism
Partnership
Symbiosis
Mutualism is when---
both organisms benefit from the relationship
when only one organism benefits and the other is hurt"mutual"
means both when one organism benefits and the other is not effected
Commensalism is when ----
both organisms benefit from the relationshipthis is when BOTH are helped
when one organism benefits and the other is not effected
only one organism benefits while the other is hurt by the relationship
is when one is helped and the other is harmed
Parasitism is when ----
when one organism benefits and the other is not effectedone benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed only one organism benefits and the other is harmedboth benefit both organisms benefit from the relationship
when one organism benefits and the other is not effectedone benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
only one organism benefits and the other is harmed
both benefit both organisms benefit from the relationship
Which of the following is an example of parasitism?
human and mosquito
bee and flower
shark and remora
Why is the bee and flower an example of mutualism?
Both the bee and flower benefit.
The flower benefits and the bee is not changed.
Only the bee benefits and the flower is harmed.
Which of the following symbiotic relationships is considered parasitic?
Bees transporting pollen from flowers
Pilot fish swimming under sharks
Tapeworm in an intestinal tract
Birds eating the insects from the back of a hippopotamus
What does symbiosis mean?
living separately, no relationship between two species
living together, close relationship between two species
living in a community with no interaction between each other
Digestive bacteria and humans - Human beings have what are often called “good” bacteria in their digestive systems. This “good” bacteria exists in order to help the human to digest food.
Mutalism
Commensalism
Parasitism
What is mutualism?
A close, long lasting relationship when both parties benefit
A one-sided relationship where one of the organism benefits greatly and the other is not helped nor harmed or damaged.
One organism benefits from the relationship at the expense of the other.
What is parasitism?
A close, long lasting relationship when both parties benefit
A one-sided relationship where one of the organism benefits greatly and the other is not helped nor harmed or damaged.
One organism benefits from the relationship at the expense of the other.
What is commensalism?
A close, long lasting relationship when both parties benefit
A one-sided relationship where one of the organism benefits greatly and the other is not helped nor harmed or damaged.
One organism benefits from the relationship at the expense of the other.
A spider uses a tree to build its web. The tree is not impacted but the spider needs the tree for shelter and safety. What kind of symbiosis is being represented?
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
A fungus provides nutrients to algae and the algae provides food to fungus. What kind of symbiosis is being represented? *
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
A Remora fish, a type of suckerfish, attach themselves to sharks and other large fish. They detach when the larger fish feeds and eat the leftover scraps. What kind of symbiosis is being represented?
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
A head lice live on small amounts of blood in the scalp. The host human feels itchiness in their hair as the lice bit and move around. This is an example of what kind of symbiosis?
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
True of False: The following is an example of competition, Both wolves and bears hunt the same prey in their habitats. But if the bears consume all the prey in the are, the wolves will die off, and the habitat will be imbalanced.
True
False
In which type of symbiotic relationship do both species benefit (+,+) ?
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
Predation
In which type of symbiotic relationship does one species benefit while the other species is not affected (+, 0)?
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
Predation
In which type of symbiotic relationship does one species benefit while the other species is harmed (+,-)?
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
Predation
True or False: Symbiosis only works with animals.
True
False
Overall, all the interactions between organisms in ecosystems...
Keep ecosystems & populations unstable and random
Keep ecosystems & populations stable and balanced
Which of the following is NOT a symbiotic relationship?
Competition
Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism
How does competition between organisms maintain ecosystem stability and biodiversity?
The winners of the competition increase in population size and dominate the ecosystem
Both organism populations become stronger and larger as a result of the competition
The population sizes are kept in check due to limited resources
All of the above are true
Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship in which what occurs between the organisms?
both organisms are harmed
one benefits, the other is unaffected
one benefits, the other is harmed
one benefits by eating the other
Fungus and lichens live together. The fungus gets food from the algae while the algae gets a place to live.
predation
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
The parasitic roundworm anchors itself to the wall of the intestine and causes diseases to the organisms.
competition
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
Spiders create their webs on stems and trunks of plants.
predation
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
A mouse is captured and eaten by an owl.
predation
competition
mutualism
parasitism
Two angelfish are struggling for the best territory in a small fishbowl.
predation
competition
commensalism
parasitism
Cheetahs and lions feeding on the same prey.
mutualism
predation
competition
commensalism
Orchids perch on sturdier plants. They cause no harm to the sturdy plant. They benefit simply from being exposed to sunlight.
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
predation
The sea lamprey uses its oral disc to attach itself to a larger fish then bores a hole through the fish's flesh and sucks its blood.
competition
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
A snake catches and swallows a frog
predation
mutualism
competition
parasitism
A lion devours a deer
predation
mutualism
competition
commensalism
A shrimp digs a hole to burrow itself and a goby fish. In case of danger, the goby fish touches the shrimp with its tail to warn it.
predation
mutualism
competition
commensalism
Chimpanzees fight to achieve dominance in the tribe
predation
commensalism
competition
parasitism
A fly is trapped in a spider's web
competition
mutualism
parasitism
predation
A yellow rattle plant gets some of its nutrients from the roots of neighboring plants.
parasitism
mutualism
predation
competition
Ten tomato plants are grown in one small pot with limited amount of soil.
commensalism
predation
parasitism
competition
A short plant receives less sunlight because it is shaded by a tall plant
predation
mutualism
competition
commensalism
Torsalo flies catch smaller flies so they can glue their eggs on them. the captive flies are released unharmed, but carry the eggs until they land on a host.
commensalism
mutualism
parasitism
competition
An ameoba in humans causes infection that leads to liver abscesses and dysentery.
parasitism
predation
mutualism
commensalism
What is another term for plants and algae that make their own food from sunlight?
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
Scavengers
Select the primary consumers.
Select the herbivores.
Select the secondary consumers.
Select the tertiary consumers.
What are two organisms that compete for the butterfly as a food source?
What is the source of energy for this food web?
Which organism (or organisms) is an omnivore?
Which organism (or organisms) is a producer?
Which organism (or organisms) is a primary consumer?
Which organism (or organisms) is a tertiary consumer?
Label the p
producers
primary consumers
secondary consumers
tertiary consumers
