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Ecology

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of consumer eats only plants?

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

2.

Which type of consumer eats only animals?

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

3.

Which type of consumer eats both plants and animals?

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

4.

What passes through the food chain as one organism eats another?

a)

sunlight

b)

energy

c)

radiation

5.

Which animal is the producer?

a)

plant

b)

prairie dog

c)

coyote

d)

turkey vulture

6.

A type of decomposers that breaks down organic materials from dead plants.

(a)  

7.

This is released to the air during the process of decomposition.

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

carbon

d)

carbon dioxide

8.

A system made up of several complicated networks of food chain.

(a)  

9.

Food-nutrient cycle is a process by which nutrients are transferred from organisms to nonliving things and back to living things in an (a)   cycle.

10.

The consumers in a food chain and food web which are classified as herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

(a)  

11.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

A place with livings things.

b)

A place with non-living things.

c)

An ecosystem is a place that has both living and non-living things.

12.

What are examples of living things?

a)

People, animals and plants.

b)

Rocks, soil, water, sunlight, air, fire.

13.

Which of the following best describes the role of producers in an ecosystem?

a)

They decompose organic material.

b)

They consume other organisms for energy.

c)

They convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

d)

They compete with other organisms for resources.

14.

What is the primary factor that determines the type of biome in a particular region?

a)

The types of animals present

b)

The amount of precipitation and temperature

c)

The presence of human activity

d)

The availability of sunlight

15.

In a food web, what is the role of a keystone species?

a)

To provide energy to primary producers

b)

To maintain the structure and integrity of the ecosystem

c)

To decompose organic matter

d)

To compete with invasive species