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N5 Biology 3.1 Ecosystems

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do carnivores eat?

a)

Animals

b)

Plants

c)

Meat

d)

Plants and Animals

2.

In a food chain, the plant is called a:

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Carnivore

d)

Herbivore

3.

The role an organism plays in its Ecosystem is its:

a)

Community

b)

Niche

c)

Competition

d)

Biodiversity

4.

The most intense type of competition is called (a)  

5.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
6.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
7.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff 
8.
Which is the correct food chain order?
a)
Plant-->1st Consumer--> 2nd Consumer 
b)
Plant <-- 1st Consumer <-- 2nd Consumer
c)
2nd consumer     --> 1st consumer  --> Plant
d)
1st Consumer      --> 2nd consumer --> Plant
9.
True/False
Food webs show you everything an animal eats. Food chains show you one thing.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which of these is true about this food web?
a)
The Owl gets its energy from the producer.
b)
The Lion gets its energy only from a wild cat.
c)
The Kite gets its energy from the goat.
d)
The Mouse is most likely to die, several ways.
11.
Which of the following organisms is a herbivore.
a)
butterfly
b)
snake
c)
fox
d)
ladybird
12.
The owl receives energy from which organisms?
a)
grasshopper and mouse
b)
mouse and rabbit
c)
rabbit and butterfly
d)
butterfly and frog
13.
How many predators does the squid have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
15.
A consumer that hunts is called:
a)
a producer.
b)
an omnivore.
c)
a predator.
d)
a herbivore.
16.

Which of the following would be an example of a prey and predator relationship?

a)

bee and a flower

b)

corn and a pig

c)

rabbit and a fox

d)

berry bush and a deer

17.

How might a lack of sunlight disrupt the food web?

a)

It would cause consumers to consume less

b)

It would prevent decomposers from decomposing matter

c)

It would prevent producers from making their own food.

d)

It would not disrupt the food web at all

18.
Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?
a)
There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
b)
There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
c)
There would be a decrease in the mice population.
d)
There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.
19.

If all of the squirrels were removed from the food web above, which organism's population would decrease first?

a)

Mountain Lions

b)

Antelopes

c)

Hawks

d)

Coyotes

20.

If the mouse population becomes sick and decreases, which statement about the food web will be true?

a)

The grass population will decrease.

b)

The hawk population will increase.

c)

The grass population will increase.

d)

The wildflower population will decrease.

21.

What might happen if all the rabbits died?

a)

There would be more hawks because there are fewer rabbits in competition with them.

b)

There would be fewer lizards because the hawks would eat more of them.

c)

There would be less grass because the grasshoppers would eat it.

d)

There would be more snakes because they would not compete with the rabbits.

22.
If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.
a)
decrease
b)
stay the same
c)
increase
23.
All food chains_____________________
a)
have more consumers than producers
b)
produce and use same amount of energy
c)
begin with a producer
d)
are unhealthy 
24.
Which Consumer is the Prey of the Hawk?
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Snake
d)
Mushroom
25.
How many "Carnivores" are in this "Food Web"?
a)
One (1) - Green Plant
b)
Three (3) - Mouse / Rabbit / Goat
c)
Six (6) - Lion / Jackal / Wild Cat / Kite / Owl / Snake
d)
Zero (0) - None of these Consumers eat both Producers & Consumers
26.
Which of the following best describes the blue bird's (in the middle) role in this ecosystem?
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
27.
Which organism in this food chain is a tertiary consumer?
a)
Fish
b)
Grass
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Hawk
28.
An organism that eats the secondary consumer.
a)
Primary Consumer
b)
Secondary Consumer
c)
Tertiary Consumer
d)
Consumer

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