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Ecosystems

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What breaks down the remains of dead organisms and adds nutrients to the soil?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

The Sun

2.

Who can make their own food through a process known as photosynthesis after receiving energy from the sun?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

The sun

3.

What organisms eat plants and animals to gain energy?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

The sun

4.

Which of these is not a decomposer?

a)

Mushroom

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

Lion

5.

Which of these is not a consumer?

a)

Tiger

b)

Squirrel

c)

Fish

d)

Apple Tree

6.

Which of these is not a producer?

a)

Tree

b)

Flower

c)

Grass

d)

Bird

7.

Which of these organisms is responsible for changing the sun's energy into food?

a)

Tree

b)

Human

c)

Dog

d)

Hippo

8.

Which of these shows how energy flows among the animals?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

A neighbor has built a house beside your house. Some of your plants are dying. Predict which of the following could be a reason?

a)

The plants are extinct.

b)

The house allows more animals to eat the plants.

c)

The house has decreased the amount of sunlight the plants receive.

d)

The house has decreased the amount of water the plants receive.

10.

What is this?

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

11.

What is this?

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

12.

Which of these is a source of energy for a shark?

a)

Algae

b)

Fish

c)

Squirrel

d)

Bird

13.

Infer how the birds population will be affected if the beaver population doubles.

a)

They would have fewer resources for shelter.

b)

They would have more nesting material.

c)

They would become prey.

d)

All the above.

14.

In a predator-prey relationship, when the predator population increases, the prey population will probably ____________.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

15.

Humans are destroying many forests to build roads and homes. These changes in the forest...

a)

start forest fires

b)

change the weather

c)

destroy habitats

d)

improve their camouflage

16.

Which of the following is an adaptation that helps animals survive in hot, dry climates?

a)

Thick fur

b)

hunting at night

c)

a layer of fat

d)

wings

17.

Infer which population would increase if the number of mice increased?

a)

Owls

b)

Grass

c)

Rabbits

d)

Birds

18.

What would happen if the rabbit population became extinct?

a)

There would be less carrots

b)

The foxes would have less to eat and would have to work harder to find food

c)

The grasshopper population would double

19.

If the grass in this area died, what would happen to animals in the food web?

a)

All animals would be affected

b)

The grasshoppers and rabbits would die

c)

Some animals may have to find a new place to live due to the lack of food

d)

all the above

20.

Why do you not see some birds during the winter months?

a)

They are hiding

b)

They are hibernating

c)

They are migrating

d)

They die

21.

What do carnivores eat?

a)

other consumers

b)

plants

c)

both

22.

What do herbivores eat?

a)

other consumers

b)

plants

c)

both

23.

What do omnivores eat?

a)

other consumers

b)

plants

c)

both