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Ecosystem and Food Chains Review Questions (1)

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are the living creatures in an ecosystem linked?

a)

By how they get energy (what they eat)

b)

By how they breathe

c)

By their size

d)

By their species

2.

How is a food web different from a food chain?

a)

Food webs contain only producers, not consumers.

b)

Food webs do not include decomposers.

c)

Food webs contain many different, linked food chains.

d)

Food webs exist in aquatic environments; food chains exist in terrestrial environments.

3.

What is grass considered?

a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
4.

Which is a possible food chain from the following information:


In the nearest park, a boy observes several squirrels living and interacting there. Many eat the acorns from the trees. The boy noticed that an eagle was flying and was hunting some of the squirrels. When the eagle dived down for a squirrel, the squirrel was able to escape.

a)

Squirrel --> Acorn --> Eagle

b)

Acorns --> Squirrel --> Eagle

c)

Acorns --> Eagle --> Squirrel

d)

Eagle -> Squirrel--> Acorns

5.
A parrot eats fruit, seeds, and insects.  Which of the following terms best describes a parrot?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Producer
d)
Omnivore
6.

Analyze the following food chain: Grass → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake. If the frog population decreases, what is the most likely impact on the grasshopper population?

a)

The grasshopper population will increase.

b)

The grasshopper population will decrease.

c)

The grasshopper population will remain the same.

d)

The grasshopper population will become extinct.

7.

Which organism provides the energy for the producers in this model?

a)

frogs

b)

corn

c)

none of them, the energy comes from the Sun

d)

Eagle

8.

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The rabbit gets energy from the ....

(choose 2 possible anwers)

a)

hawk

b)

mouse

c)

wildflowers

d)

grass

9.

The chameleon gets its energy from

a)

the sun

b)

the snake

c)

the caterpillar

d)

the mongoose

10.

The model above is an example of a ...

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

habitat

d)

ecosystem

11.

What will happen if deer is missing in the food chain given above?

Choose 2 correct options:

a)

The population of tiger decreases

b)

population of grass increases

c)

The population of tiger increases

d)

The population of grass decreases

12.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
d)
an animal that eats only herbs
13.

What is this called?

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Food Pyramid

14.

An organism that needs to eat other organisms to get energy is known as a:

a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
15.

Which sequence of organisms represents a food chain within this food web?

a)

A) tadpoles —> algae -> daphnia —> back swimmers

b)

B) sedges —> ants —> frogs —> kookaburras

c)

C) algae —> daphnia —> decayed material —> bacteria

d)

D) dragonflies —> sedges —> ants -> centipedes

16.

________eat both plants and animals

a)

consumers

b)

omnivores

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

17.

_______make their own food.

a)

carnivores

b)

decomposers

c)

producers

d)

consumers

18.

_________ eat dead plants or animals and turns them into soil

a)

consumers

b)

carnivores

c)

decomposers

d)

producers

19.

_____eat meat

a)

herbivores

b)

omnivores

c)

carnivores

d)

decomposers

20.

What is needed in food webs?

a)

producers, carnivores, decomposers

b)

herbivores, carnivores, consumers

c)

producers, consumers, carnivores

d)

producers, consumers, decomposers

21.
What is photosynthesis?
a)
The process in which humans eat their food
b)
When a photographer takes a photo.
c)
To get your pictures from the photo lab.
d)
The process in which plants make their food.
22.
____________________ provides the energy necessary for photosynthesis.
a)
water
b)
sunlight
c)
glucose
d)
soil
23.

If plants breathe in carbon dioxide, what do they breathe out?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon monoxide

d)

Helium

24.

Select ALL the ways PHOTOSYNTHESIS helps an ecosystem.

a)

Gives off oxygen to all the organisms in an ecosystem.

b)

It helps to filter and clean the dirty, polluted air.

c)

It helps the sun get energy.

d)

It helps producers make their own food and starts the food chain.