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WorksheetsEcosystem Restoration Chapter 1 Study Guide
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 30mins
What is the first source of energy in the food chain?
Water
Plants
The sun
Animals
What question should you ask when building a food chain?
How fast does it grow?
What does it eat?
Where does it live?
How big is it?
How do plants obtain energy?
By eating other organisms
From sunlight
From water
From soil
What is photosynthesis?
The process of eating food
The process of making glucose from sunlight
The process of breathing
The process of growing
What is an ecosystem?
A single plant
A group of rocks
A community of organisms interacting with their environment
A single animal
Who studies ecosystems?
Botanist
Zoologist
Ecologist
Chemist
What is an organism?
A type of rock
A living thing
A type of soil
A type of water
What is a molecule?
A single atom
A group of atoms bonded together
A type of plant
A type of animal
What is matter?
Only living things
Only nonliving things
All living and nonliving things
Only plants
What does it mean to observe?
To guess
To use any of the five senses to gather information
To ignore
To forget
What is a claim?
A question
A proposed explanation or answer to a question
A type of plant
A type of animal
What is restoration?
The process of destroying something
The process of returning something to its original condition
The process of growing
The process of eating
What is data?
Random thoughts
Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
A type of plant
A type of animal
What is an argument in science?
A fight
The use of evidence to say why one idea is the best
A type of plant
A type of animal
What is a model in science?
A type of plant
Something scientists make to answer questions about the real world
A type of animal
A random guess
What does a food web show?
The size of animals
The feeding relationships between organisms
The color of plants
The speed of animals
What is a key concept mentioned in the document?
Everything is made of water
Everything is made of matter
Everything is made of air
Everything is made of fire
What is matter made of?
Atoms
Cells
Molecules
Particles
How do animals grow according to the text?
By eating more food
By changing food molecules into body molecules
By sleeping more
By drinking water
What do animals use food molecules for?
To sleep
To release energy for movement and growth
To make noise
To change color
What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?
To provide shelter for animals
To compete with plants for sunlight
To break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients
To produce energy from sunlight
In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?
Producers
Herbivores
Carnivores
Top Predator
In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the most amount of energy available?
Producers
Herbivores
Carnivores
Top Predator
Look at the food chain. How do foxes get energy?
from eating rabbits
from eating grass
from the sun
from eating other foxes
Click on the image to make it larger--The rabbit gets energy from the ....
hawk
mouse
wildflowers
grass
True/False
Food webs show you everything an animal eats. Food chains show you one thing.
True
False
Click on the image to make it larger-- Choose all that apply: The hawk gets energy from...
mouse
rabbit
wildflowers
snake
According to the Healthy Ecosystem Model, what happens to the grass molecules once they are eaten by the zebra?
The grass molecules turn into zebra body molecules.
The grass molecules are released as energy so the zebra can move and grow.
The grass molecules turn into zebra body molecules or are released as energy so the zebra can move and grow.
There is no change to the grass molecules.
According to the Healthy Ecosystem Model, what happens to the zebra molecules once they are eaten by the cheetah?
The zebra molecules turn into chetah body molecules.
The zebra molecules are released as energy so the chetah can move and grow.
The zebra molecules turn into cheetah body molecules or are released as energy so the cheetah can move and grow.
There is no change to the zebra molecules.
Food molecules in an ecosystem can always be traced back to _________.
plants
matter
predators
organisms
What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?
A food web shows numerous paths plants and animals are connected.
A food chain shows the many different paths plants and animals are connected.
A food web only follows just one path as animals find food.
A food chain only follows just one path as animals find food.
Animals grow by ________
changing food molecules into body molecules that can build their bodies
changing body molecules into food molecules that can build their bodies
getting lots of sleep
changing atoms into molecules
Animals grow by ________
changing food molecules into body molecules that can build their bodies
changing body molecules into food molecules that can build their bodies
getting lots of sleep
changing atoms into molecules
What happens to food molecules in an animal's body?
Some are used to make body molecules, AND some are released as energy that helps the animal move and grow.
To make body molecules
To release energy that helps them move and grow
They disappear
Why do animals need energy from food? Choose 2 answers.
to grow bigger
to sleep
to have nice fur
to repair if sick
If the population of rabbits gets a disease, which of the following would you expect to happen in the ecosystem?
foxes increase
plants increase
plants decrease
rabbits increase
Where do animals get the energy they need for growth and repair?
the actions of muscles
protective coloration
the food they eat
avoiding predators
If a farmer sprays pesticides to reduce the number of insects eating his crops, which of the following is most likely to happen?
The bird population will increase.
The bird population will decrease.
The bird population will decrease, then increase.
The bird population will increase, then decrease.
the process of returning something to its original condition by fixing or repairing it
restoration
recycle
organism
Where does the food chain START?
with consumers that eat grass
with the sun giving energy to producers
with the sun giving energy to consumers
with consumers eating other consumers
Choose the decomposer.
grass
elephant
bacteria
bird
An animal that hunts and eats other animals for energy
prey
predator
decomposer
Decomposers do the following...
Eat only producers
Help breakdown dead plant and animal remains or waste
Make their own food
Eat only other consumers
______________ are organisms that break down the remains of dead animals.
producers
decomposers
consumers
population
Plants use energy from ______ to make food.
stars
moon
planets
sunlight
What do the arrows mean on a food chain or food web?
"just ate"
"died"
"moved to"
"gives energy to"
What does the large tree directly give energy to in this food web? There is more than one right answer!
lion
mouse
cricket
rhinoceros
giraffes
