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Food Webs, Water, Carbon Cycle

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which level contains organisms that do photosynthesis?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.
In an ecological pyramid, which type of organism always has the least amount of energy available?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Top Predator
3.
The mouse in this food web would be considered a:
a)
Decomposer
b)
Producer
c)
Secondary Consumer
d)
Primary Consumer
4.

If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, approximately how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?

a)

10 Kcal

b)

1 Kcal

c)

100 Kcal

d)

1000 Kcal

5.

The bacteria have a very important role in the food web. What do they classify as?

a)

decomposers

b)

omnivores

c)

apex predators

d)

primary producers

6.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.
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.
If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?
a)
The squirrel
b)
The shrew
c)
The deer
d)
The rabbit
8.
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?
a)
sun
b)
temperature
c)
soil
d)
grass
9.
Which of the following is not a biotic factor?
a)
mushroom
b)
air
c)
elephant
d)
coyote
10.

Abiotic factors are ___________.

a)

non-living parts of an ecosystem

b)

living parts of an ecosystem

c)

things that once were alive, but now are dead

d)

not important parts of ecosystems.

11.

Biotic factors are ___________.

a)

non-living parts of an ecosystem

b)

living parts of an ecosystem or the parts of an ecosystem that are/were made of cells and contain DNA

c)

things that once were alive, but now are dead

d)

not important parts of ecosystems.

12.
In the water cycle, the sun provides
a)
energy for water to evaporate from oceans, lakes and rivers.
b)
water for evaporation to happen. 
c)
energy to produce electricity. 
d)
water for condensation to happen. 
13.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
14.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
15.

Why does groundwater usually require less treatment than surface water?

a)

The layers of Earth protect groundwater from pollutants.

b)

As groundwater sinks into the ground, the layers of rock act like a natural filter and remove pollutants from the water.

c)

Surface water has more exposure to pollutants in runoff and the atmosphere.

d)

all of the above

16.

The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

17.
Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
18.

Humans burn fossil fuels and wood, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide is then absorbed by trees for photosynthesis. These processes are contributory to which chemical cycle?

a)

The carbon cycle

b)

The water cycle

c)

The nitrogen cycle

d)

The phosphorous cycle

19.

How does the human body return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

a)

Waste products

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Cellular respiration

d)

Formation of glucose

20.

In the carbon cycle, animals can release carbon back into the cycle through __________ or through __________.

a)

burning . . . photosynthesis

b)

fixation . . . decomposition

c)

decomposition . . . photosynthesis

d)

respiration . . . decomposition

e)

respiration . . . photosynthesis

21.

What kind of organism takes out the most carbon from the atmosphere?

a)

Plants

b)

Bacteria

c)

Animals

d)

Humans

22.

Decomposers can release carbon dioxide when they....

a)

release as carbon dioxide

b)

break down dead organisms

c)

recycle energy back to the sun

d)

recycle nutrients to form rocks

23.

According to the diagram, what process puts carbon directly into the ground?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration

c)

decomposition

d)

burning of fossil fuels

24.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
25.

Which food source would contribute to climate change the least?

a)

Corn

b)

Eggs

c)

Pork

d)

Beef

26.
Combustion is another word for __________.
a)
Transportation
b)
Respiration
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Burning
27.

Carbon atoms cannot be created or destroyed

a)

True

b)

False

c)

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