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Organism Niche Quick Check

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why are plants called producers?
a)
They make carbon dioxide
b)
They decompose
c)

They make or produce their own food

d)
They are omnivores
2.
A consumer?
a)

Makes its own food

b)

Eats dead plants and animals

c)

Eats plants and other animals for energy

d)

Buys toys for kids

3.
All animals are...
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
carnivores
d)
omnivores
4.
What do decomposers eat?
a)
only plants
b)
plants and animals
c)
only other animals
d)
dead organisms
5.

A good example of a decomposer is

a)

deer

b)

mushroom

c)

sunflower

6.

A good example of a producer is

a)

deer

b)

mushroom

c)

sunflower

7.

Which three things are necessary for plants to make their own food?

a)

water

b)

sunlight

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

e)

sugar

8.

All consumers are one of these

(Pick all that apply.)

a)

Carnivore

b)

Herbivore

c)

Plethivore

d)

Omnivore

9.

An omnivore eats

a)

Both plants and ants.

b)

Only meat

c)

Both plants and animals.

d)

Only plants

10.

Carnivores eat

a)

plants

b)

meat

c)

plantains

d)

peanut butter

11.

Herbivores eat

a)

plantains

b)

meat

c)

peanut butter

d)

plants

12.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
13.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
14.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
15.
Bacteria, fungi, and earthworms are examples of: 
a)
scavengers
b)
predators
c)
prey
d)
decomposers
16.

animals that consumer the carcasses of other animals that have been killed by predators or have died of other causes

a)

scavenger

b)

decomposer

c)

herbivore

d)

omnivore

17.

In a food chain, 100% of energy is passed from one link to the next.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

As you move from the bottom of the energy pyramid to the the top, or the apex, the amount of energy

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

19.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
20.
How much energy is available to be passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem?
a)
100%
b)
10%
c)
50%
d)
75%