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Ecology / Biomes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Organisms which carry out the process of decomposition by breaking down dead or decaying organisms.
a)
Consumer
b)
Producer
c)
Decomposer
d)
Herbivore
2.

shows one possible flow of energy

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

energy pyramid

3.
If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?
a)
The squirrel
b)
The shrew
c)
The deer
d)
The rabbit
4.
an organism that can produce its own food through photosynthesis
a)
consumer
b)
heterotroph
c)
autotroph
d)
herbivore
5.

The big five is found in this biome.

a)

Thicket

b)

Grassland

c)

Savannah

d)

Succulent Karoo

6.

Characterized by proteas, ericas and restios

a)

Fynbos

b)

Nama Karoo

c)

Forest

d)

Grasslands

7.

Extremely dry summers with small succulents adapted with thick fleshy leaves.

a)

Fynbos

b)

Nama Karoo

c)

Succulent Karoo

d)

Forest

8.

Identify the biome

a)

Thicket

b)

Forest

c)

Grasslands

d)

Fynbos

9.

Large herds of black wildebeest, blesbok and eland occur in this biome.

a)

Fynbos

b)

Succulent Karoo

c)

Grasslands

d)

Savannah

10.

Large area stretching across the West Coast, varied climate and animals include African elephant, kudu and vervet monkey.

a)

Fynbos

b)

Forest

c)

Grasslands

d)

Thicket

11.

Semi-desert area with very little rain; known for sheep and goat farming.

a)

Savannah

b)

Succulent Karoo

c)

Nama Karoo

d)

Fynbos

12.

Identify the biome

a)

Grasslands

b)

Savannah

c)

Thicket

d)

Forest

13.

Mainly grasses, sweet and sour, with very few trees.

a)

Savannah

b)

Grasslands

c)

Nama Karoo

d)

Thicket

14.

The smallest biome covering only 0.1% of South African soil.

a)

Fynbos

b)

Forest

c)

Nama Karoo

d)

Succulent Karoo

15.

The monkey would be a

a)

decomposer

b)

producer

c)

primary consumer

d)

secondary consumer

16.

90% of the energy that gets lost as you move up a food pyramid or chain gets lost as

a)

pollution to the environment

b)

heat to the environment

c)

energy for decomposers

d)

gets recycled

17.

What percentage of energy is passed on to the next trophic level?

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

50%

d)

90%

18.
Members of a species in a defined area
a)
Ecosystem
b)
community
c)
biodiversity
d)
population
19.

In this energy pyramid, which organism would most likely be in level 2?

a)

bird

b)

fox

c)

caterpillar

d)

tree

20.

The diagram shows part of an aquatic food web for a stable lake ecosystem in Connecticut. What is the source of energy for the algae?

a)

waves

b)

sunlight

c)

bacteria

d)

rotifers, water fleas and tadpoles