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Category 4 Science

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?

a)

Water

b)

Sun

c)

Consumers

d)

Oxygen

2.

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

a)

Autotroph

b)

Producer

c)

Consumer

d)

Mutualist

3.

An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food is known as a:

a)

Producer

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Consumer

d)

Decomposer

4.

What does a food chain represent?

a)

How all living organisms within a habitat are connected.

b)

All of the things that a particular animal eats.

c)

How plants create their own food.

d)

A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.

5.

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

a)

They point to the organism that is being eaten.

b)

It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

c)

They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 

d)

They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

6.

What does a food web represent?

a)

All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

b)

The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

c)

A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 

d)

How carnivores get their food. 

7.

An energy pyramid represents what?

a)

How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use. 

b)

How much energy a particular organism needs. 

c)

How much energy is needed to build a pyramid. 

d)

The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.

8.

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%

9.

Why is there a limited amount of energy that can be passed on to the next feeding level?

a)

There is never enough sunlight available. 

b)

Some ecosystems have limited resources. 

c)

Organisms use some of the energy they get from eating.

d)

All the energy is available to be passed on. 

10.

Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

a)

More than one organism may eat them. 

b)

They may eat more than one other organism. 

c)

This organism gets its energy from multiple sources. 

d)

They have no resources available to them.

11.

The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:

a)

Primary Consumers

b)

Producers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Tertiary Consumers

12.

The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:

a)

Decomposer

b)

Producer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Primary Consumer

13.

The fox in this food web would be considered a:

a)

Tertiary Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Primary Consumer

14.

Which organelle belongs in plant cells only?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

15.

Which of the following is NOT a cell theory.

a)

All non-living things are made of cells

b)

All cells come from pre-existing cells

c)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things

16.

All living things are made up of...

a)

cells

b)

cell tissues

c)

organ

d)

organ systems

17.

what is a cell classified as?

a)

a basic unit of structure and function of all living organisms

b)

a unit based on only plants and animals that are living

18.

Something that limits the size  of a population.

a)

maxfactor

b)

factor tree

c)

the x factor

d)

limiting factor

19.

The mouse in this food web would be considered a:

a)

Primary Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Tertiary Consumer

d)

Secondary Consumer

20.

The image provided is an example of a(n):

a)

Producer

b)

Autotroph

c)

Consumer

d)

Insect

21.

Which organelle belongs in both plant and animal cells?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Large Central Vacuole

d)

Cell Wall

22.

What is the primary gas responsible for the greenhouse effect on Earth?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Hydrogen

23.

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

a)

Coal

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Wind

d)

Nuclear

24.

What is the chemical formula for table salt?

a)

NaClNaCl

b)

KClKCl

c)

CaCO3CaCO_3

d)

H2OH_2O

25.

Which part of the cell is responsible for producing energy?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast