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Types of livings [Types of Biotic Factors]

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the arrow represent?

a)

Food transfer

b)

Energy transfer

c)

Sunlight

d)

Producers

2.

Identify Herbivore in the opposite food chain

a)

Bird

b)

Mushroom

c)

Owl

d)

Grasshopper

3.

Identify Carnivore in the opposite food chain

a)

Bird

b)

Mushroom

c)

Owl

d)

Grasshopper

4.

Which of the following is a producer?

a)

Grass

b)

Lion

c)

Snake

d)

Frog

5.

The hawk is a...

a)

prey

b)

prey & predator

c)

predator

d)

none of the above

6.

The rabbit is a...

a)

prey

b)

prey & predator

c)

predator

d)

none of the above

7.

What would happen if Snake population increased?

a)

Rabbit would increase

b)

Rabbit would decrease

c)

No effect

8.

What would happen if Rabbit population increased?

a)

Snake would increase

b)

Snake would decrease

c)

No effect

9.

Producer is....................................

a)

Algae

b)

Zooplankton

c)

Small fish

d)

Shark

10.

Prey is....................................

a)

Algae

b)

Shark

c)

Sunlight

d)

Small fish

11.

________________ are consumers that eat ONLY PLANTS.

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

d)

Producers

12.

__________________ are consumers that eat ONLY MEAT (other animals)?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Producers

d)

Herbivores

13.

__________________ are consumers that eat BOTH Plants and Animals for food.

a)

Omnivores

b)

Producers

c)

Herbivores

d)

Carnivores

14.

Which of these organisms would be considered a carnivore?

a)

Deer

b)

Squirrel

c)

Fox

d)

Wildflower

15.

Which of these organisms would be considered an omnivore?

a)

acorns

b)

rabbit

c)

mouse

d)

butterfly

16.

Organisms, like bacteria, insects and worms, that break down waste are called ___

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivores

c)

decomposers

17.

In an ecosystem, decomposers break down ___

a)

worms

b)

waste

18.
A mushroom is a 
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)

plant

19.
A decomposer?
a)

break down dead plants or animals to put nutrients in the soil

b)
Eats plants or other animals for food
c)
Makes its own food
d)
Machine that gathers trash
20.

I am a consumer that eats only plants.

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

21.
What is the name of the process where the remains of living things rot, decay or break down?
a)
Disintegration
b)
Dissolve
c)
Decomposition
d)
Recycling
22.
A living organism that puts materials from dead  plants and animals back to the soil is called a ____________?
a)
carnivore
b)
decomposer
c)
herbivore
d)
omnivore
23.

Which best describes how decomposers help plants?

a)
Decomposers add nutrients to the soil.
b)
Decomposers provide a habitat in the ecosystem.
c)
Decomposers add producers to the ecosystem.
d)
Decomposers provide energy for consumers.
24.
Which is an example of a decomposer?
a)
a hawk
b)
a mouse
c)
a flower
d)
a mushroom
25.

Based on what this organism is eating in the picture, what is it?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Consumer (carnivore)

c)

Consumer (herbivore)

d)

Producer

26.

In an ecosystem, plants always play the role of __________________.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

scavenger

27.

In an ecosystem, animals always play the role of __________________.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

scavenger

28.

In an ecosystem, mushrooms always play the role of __________________.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

scavenger

29.

In this model, the arrows represent ________________.

a)

food

b)

energy

c)

growth

d)

death

30.

Select all of the consumers in this food chain model.

a)

tree

b)

squirrel

c)

fox

d)

vulture

31.

A ______________ is a community of living organisms interacting with the non-living parts of the environment.

a)

ecosystem

b)

food web

c)

consumer

d)

habitat

32.

Select all of the producers.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
33.

Select all the consumers.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
34.

Select all the decomposers.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
35.

A _____________ is a consumer that only gets energy from eating plants.

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

scavenger

36.

A _____________ is a consumer that only gets energy from eating animals.

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

scavenger

37.

A _____________ is a consumer that gets energy from eating other organisms (plants or animals).

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

scavenger

38.

The source of all energy in an ecosystem comes originally from the _________.

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

sun

d)

organisms

39.
Earthworm. Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
40.
A hawk is an example of a
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
41.

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

a)

grass

b)

dog

c)

shark

d)

fish

42.

Which of the following is a living part of the ecosystem?

a)

Air

b)

Sunlight

c)

Mushroom

d)

Soil

43.

an animal that eats both meat & plants

a)

herbivores

b)

omnivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Producers

44.

plant eaters

a)

herbivores

b)

omnivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Producers

45.

meat eaters

a)

herbivores

b)

omnivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Producers