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Energy Flow / Nutrient Cycle (ADV)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Label the organisms by their role in the food web.

2.

Click on the organism known as the "secondary consumer" in this food chain.

3.

As you move up the energy pyramid, the energy ​ (a)   . The organisms with the most energy are ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
decreases
increases
producers
tertiary consumers
secondary consumers
4.

Amount of energy in a food pyramid transferred from one level to the next

a)

0%

b)

10%

c)

78%

d)

100%

5.

Which of the following is NOT a producer in this food web?

a)

grass

b)

shrub

c)

fungi

d)

tree

6.

In this food web, which 2 animals will compete for the same source of energy (food)?

a)

grasshopper and rabbit

b)

deer and insect-eating bird

c)

shrew and squirrel

d)

snake and grasshopper

7.

What will both the rat and goat compete for?

a)

a rabbit

b)

the owl

c)

a tomato plant

d)

nothing

8.

What would happen if the rat population rapidly decreased?

a)

the rabbit population would also decrease.

b)

the owl and rattlesnake populations would decrease.

c)

the owl population would increase.

d)

the wildcat would not have any food to eat.

9.
In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Carnivores
c)
Herbivores
d)
Top Predator
10.
If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?
a)
10 Kcal
b)
1 Kcal
c)
100 Kcal
d)
1000 Kcal
11.

The owl is an example of a ________ because it only eats meat.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Producer

12.
Which animal is the apex predator?
a)
hawk
b)
lizard
c)
snake
d)
grass
13.

This image is of the...

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Nitrogen Cycle

d)

Phosphorous Cycle

14.

This is an image of...

a)

Phosphorous Cycle

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Nitrogen Cycle

d)

Carbon Cycle

15.

Which nutrient can cycle through fossil fuels such as coal and oil?

a)

carbon

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

phosphorus

16.

Label the parts of the Carbon Cycle

17.

Using this picture, how is carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere?

a)

root respiration

b)

factory emission

c)

sunlight

d)

photosynthesis

18.

What is the usable form of nitrogen that plants need according to this diagram?

a)

assimilation

b)

nitrites

c)

nitrates

d)

ammonification

19.

These organisms are often not shown in a food chain, but are important for recycling nutrients

a)

producers

b)

decomposers

c)

primary consumers

d)

carnivores

20.
Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?
a)
cooking with gas
b)
planting trees
c)
burning wood
d)
riding in a bus
21.

_________ is water clumping around dust particles to form clouds in the water cycle.

a)

transpiration

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

22.

where do animals get nitrogen from?

a)

from the soil

b)

from the water they drink

c)

directly from the air

d)

from the plants they eat

23.
What is it called when water vapor cools and changes into a liquid?
a)
condensation
b)
respiration
c)
precipitation
d)
evaporation
24.
Which of the following is NOT part of the carbon cycle?
a)
condensation
b)
photosynthesis
c)
combustion
d)
respiration
25.
In the carbon cycle, what is the role of volcanic activity?
a)
releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere into the air
b)
decomposing matter back into the soil
c)
absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
d)
combustion