WorksheetsEcosystem Dynamics and Energy Quiz
Total questions: 97
Worksheet time: 56mins
During a science quiz, Jessie and Zo are trying to remember: What is the main pigment that helps plants capture sunlight for photosynthesis?
Hemoglobin
Chlorophyll
Melanin
Keratin
During science class, Silvio and Keysha are curious about which organelle acts as the cell’s powerhouse by carrying out cellular respiration in eukaryotic cells. Can you help them figure it out?
Nucleus
Mitochondrion
Ribosome
Chloroplast
Kay and Keysha are curious about how plants make their own food. Can you help them out by telling them the two main stages of photosynthesis?
Glycolysis and Krebs cycle
Light-dependent and light-independent reactions
Fermentation and electron transport
Calvin cycle and glycolysis
During a science quiz, Keysha asks Myla: "Which molecule is the superstar energy carrier produced during cellular respiration, powering all the cell’s activities?" Can you help Myla choose the right answer?
DNA
ATP
Glucose
NADPH
Darius and Jaden are using a Punnett square to predict the traits of their imaginary pets. What is the basic unit they use in the Punnett square to represent a gene variant?
Chromosome
Allele
Protein
Enzyme
Darius, Myla, and Zo are exploring a mysterious forest. They notice all sorts of living creatures and nonliving things around them. Which of the following best describes what they are experiencing as an ecosystem?
A group of the same species living together
All living and nonliving things interacting in a specific area
Only the plants in a forest
The atmosphere above a region
Jaden, Derrick, and Kay are curious about how their bodies get energy from the food they eat. What is the main purpose of cellular respiration?
To produce oxygen
To convert glucose into usable energy
To absorb sunlight
To create proteins
During a science experiment, Keysha, Silvio, and Carlos are trying to find out what plants produce during photosynthesis. Can you help them figure out which of the following is a product of photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Lactic acid
Water
Kay and Desha are both heterozygous for a certain gene ( Aa ). If they decide to see what kind of offspring they might have by crossing their genes ( Aa×Aa ), what is the probability that their child will be homozygous recessive ( aa )?
0%
25%
50%
75%
Kay and Darius are racing to see who can start cellular respiration first! Which process takes place in the cytoplasm and kicks off the whole adventure?
Krebs cycle
Glycolysis
Electron transport chain
Calvin cycle
Ms.DAS, Derrick, and Zo are exploring a forest and want to understand how energy moves through the ecosystem. Which of the following best describes the flow of energy in their adventure?
Energy cycles endlessly
Energy flows in one direction from the sun to producers to consumers
Energy is created by consumers
Energy is stored in rocks
Tevin and Myla are curious about what happens to their classroom plant if it doesn't get any sunlight. Which process in the plant will be directly affected?
Cellular respiration
Photosynthesis
Protein synthesis
DNA replication
Desha has a heterozygous tall plant ( Tt ) and decides to cross it with Jarrod's homozygous short plant ( tt ). What is the expected ratio of tall to short offspring from this fun plant experiment?
1:1
3:1
2:1
4:0
Carlos, Rob, and Keysha are in a race to see who can produce the most ATP during cellular respiration! Which step will help them win by making the most ATP?
Glycolysis
Krebs cycle
Electron transport chain
Fermentation
Imagine Jarrod, Myla, and Rob are exploring a forest. They notice some plants soaking up sunlight. What important role do these producers play in the ecosystem’s energy flow?
They consume other organisms for energy
They convert solar energy into chemical energy
They decompose dead matter
They store energy in the soil
Tevin, Kay, and Myla are exploring a thriving forest ecosystem. Suddenly, something happens that could throw the whole system out of balance! Which of the following events would most likely disrupt the ecosystem equilibrium?
Stable population sizes
Introduction of an invasive species
Balanced food web
Consistent climate
Zo and Jessie are curious about how traits are inherited! If a trait is controlled by a dominant allele ( A ) and a recessive allele ( a ), which genotype(s) would make someone show the dominant trait?
AA only
Aa only
AA and Aa
aa only
During a class nature walk, Jaden, Kay, and Carlos start wondering: Why can’t energy be recycled in an ecosystem like water or nutrients? Which of the following best explains what happens to energy as it moves through the food chain?
Energy is destroyed during chemical reactions
Energy is lost as heat at each trophic level
Energy is stored in the soil
Energy is converted into matter
Jessie and Kay are observing a population of rabbits in their local ecosystem when they notice the number of rabbits suddenly drops. Which of the following could happen next in the ecosystem as a result?
Increase in rabbit predators
Decrease in plant population
No effect on other species
Increase in rabbit population
Jessie, Rob, and Zo are on a science adventure! They want to know the correct order of events in aerobic cellular respiration. Can you help them figure it out?
Glycolysis → Krebs cycle → Electron transport chain
Calvin cycle → Glycolysis → Fermentation
Electron transport chain → Glycolysis → Krebs cycle
Glycolysis → Fermentation → Krebs cycle
Desha and Myla are conducting a genetics experiment with pea plants. They both have plants that are heterozygous for two traits ( RrYy×RrYy ). What is the probability that one of their pea plant offspring will be a double surprise—homozygous recessive for both traits ( rryy )?
41
81
161
21
Derrick is growing pea plants in his garden. He has one plant with genotype Aa and another with genotype aa . If Derrick crosses these two plants, what is the probability that one of the baby plants will be heterozygous?
0%
25%
50%
100%
Imagine Silvio, Jessie, and Rob are exploring an ecosystem where the population of producers suddenly drops dramatically. What do you think will happen to the primary consumers, and why?
Primary consumers will increase due to more space
Primary consumers will decrease due to less available food
No effect on primary consumers
Primary consumers will become producers
Tevin and Kay are curious scientists setting up an experiment to see how different light intensities affect the rate of photosynthesis in their plants. To make sure their test is fair, which variable should they keep constant?
Amount of water
Light intensity
Number of leaves
Type of plant
Imagine Tevin and Kay are exploring a wild ecosystem for their science project. If they decide to remove the top predator from this ecosystem, what could happen to the balance of nature there?
It increases biodiversity
It can cause overpopulation of prey species
It has no effect on the ecosystem
It increases the number of producers
Darius and Zo are growing a magical garden with a special plant that shows incomplete dominance for flower color: red ( RR ), white ( WW ), and pink ( RW ). If Darius and Zo each plant a pink-flowered plant and cross them, what is the expected phenotypic ratio of the colorful offspring?
1 red : 2 pink : 1 white
3 red : 1 white
1 red : 1 pink : 2 white
2 red : 1 pink : 1 white
Imagine Desha, Jarrod, and Silvio are exploring a wild ecosystem for their science project. Suddenly, a mysterious disease wipes out all the herbivores! Predict what will happen to the population of producers (like plants) and explain your reasoning.
Producers will decrease due to less grazing
Producers will increase due to less consumption
Producers will remain the same
Producers will become consumers
Carlos and Jessie are curious about why the oxygen levels in their favorite pond drop at night. Which process is most responsible for this nighttime change, and why?
Photosynthesis, because it uses oxygen at night
Cellular respiration, because it continues while photosynthesis stops
Fermentation, because it produces oxygen
Transpiration, because it releases oxygen
Myla and Jaden are studying plants in their science class. They discover a plant with a mutation that stops it from performing the Calvin cycle. What would be the most immediate effect on this plant?
It would not be able to absorb sunlight
It would not be able to produce glucose
It would not be able to take in water
It would not be able to release oxygen
Rob and Myla are studying a population of mice in their school lab. These mice have two alleles for fur color: B (black, dominant) and b (brown, recessive). If Rob discovers that 36% of the mice are brown, can you help him and Myla use the Hardy-Weinberg principle to estimate the frequency of the b allele?
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.8
Darius, Kay, and Myla are exploring a grassy field and spot several animals. Darius wonders, "Which of these organisms uses photosynthesis to get the energy it needs to survive?" Can you help them figure it out?
grass
rabbit
fox
snake
Kay, niq, and Mr.Eddie are curious about how plants make their own food. Can you help them figure it out? What is photosynthesis?
The process by which animals digest their food.
The process by which plants convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose, using sunlight.
The movement of water from the roots to the leaves in plants.
The process by which consumers obtain energy from food.
Keysha, Zo, and Silvio are exploring a food web in science class. Why is photosynthesis such a superstar in keeping the food web running?
It provides energy for tertiary consumers.
It is the process by which producers make food, supporting the entire food web.
It helps decomposers break down organic material.
It increases the amount of water in an ecosystem.
Tevin and Keysha are curious about how plants make their own food. Can you help them figure out the name of the process that lets producers create their own meals?
symbiosis
photosynthesis
predation
competition
Keysha, Raynya, and Rob are curious about how plants make their own food. Can you help them figure out the process that plants use to produce food?
carbon dioxide
photosynthesis
chloroplast
sunlight
Desha and Carlos are exploring a forest and want to know: Which of the following best describes the flow of energy in an ecosystem?
Circular
Linear
Random
Multidirectional
Jaden and Keysha are curious about how plants make their own food. Can you help them figure out what the process is called that turns carbon dioxide into sugars using sunlight?
Respiration
I'm not sure
Photosynthesis
Digestion
Jaden, Silvio, and Rob are exploring the wonders of nature. They notice that animals and plants are all connected in interesting ways. What do we call a system where many food chains are linked together, showing how different creatures depend on each other for food?
A single pathway of feeding relationships.
A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
A graphical representation of one animal's diet.
The process by which plants make their food.
Kay and Carlos are curious about how plants make their own food. They wonder: Plants take the energy from the sun's rays and change it into _____ so they can grow!
light
water
chemical energy
plants
Darius, Raynya, and Zo are on a quest to discover what process mainly creates the oxygen we all breathe on Earth. Can you help them solve the mystery?
Hint: Cody and Sean talked about this in class.
Alien Oxygen Factories
Photosynthesis
Magical Oxygen Rain
Worldwide Oxygen Dance Parties
Mr.Eddie and Kay are curious about how plants make their own food. Which process do plants use to turn radiant energy from the sun into chemical energy they can use?
Cellular respiration
Photosynthesis
Fermentation
Digestion
Tevin, Jessie, and Silvio are curious about the amazing process in plants that uses sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create yummy glucose and release oxygen into the air. What is this magical series of chemical reactions called?
Photosynthesis
Evaporation
Chemical Bond
Precipitation
Zo, Myla, and Keysha are exploring a pond and notice that some organisms can make their own food and also use that food for energy! Which type of organism carries out both photosynthesis and cellular respiration?
all plants
all organisms
only animals
no organisms
Kay and Myla are on a science adventure! They want to know: what is the main purpose of cellular respiration in our cells?
To turn energy from the sun into glucose
To turn oxygen into glucose
To turn ATP into glucose
To turn glucose into energy in the form of ATP
Jessie, Carlos, and Myla are on a safari adventure, and they start debating how photosynthesis and cellular respiration are different. Can you help them settle the debate?
In what way are photosynthesis and cellular respiration different?
Cellular respiration stores energy, while photosynthesis releases energy
Cellular respiration produces oxygen, while photosynthesis uses oxygen
Photosynthesis releases energy, while cellular respiration stores energy
Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide, while cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide
ENERGY: Raynya and Derrick are curious scientists testing out how herbicides work on plants. They decide to spray a plant with atrazine, a chemical that stops the plant from using sunlight energy in its chemical reactions. After spraying, they notice that the plant immediately produces less of two important substances. Can you help Raynya and Derrick figure out which two substances decrease right after the plant is exposed to atrazine?
DNA
carbon dioxide
glucose
phospholipids
oxygen
Derrick and Tevin are stuck in a science lab with no oxygen! Which process helps them release energy from food by producing ATP even when there’s no oxygen around?
glycolysis
fermentation
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
Rob, Jaden, and Jessie are exploring a food chain in science class. They notice that energy seems to decrease at each trophic level. Which of the following best explains why this happens?
Producers absorb all available energy
Some energy is lost as heat during metabolic processes
Energy is created at each level
Consumers do not require energy
Kay, Jaden, and Rob are exploring a mysterious forest ecosystem. Suddenly, all the decomposers vanish! What do you think would most likely happen next?
Nutrient cycling would stop and dead matter would accumulate
There would be more available energy for consumers
Producers would increase rapidly
Predators would become extinct
Jessie and Darius are curious about how animals contribute to the carbon cycle. Which process is directly responsible for the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by animals?
Photosynthesis
Fermentation
Cellular respiration
Transpiration
Which of the following organisms is a primary consumer in a food web?
Hawk
Fox
Rabbit
Grass
What happens to most of the energy as it moves from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem?
It is recycled back to producers
It is lost as heat
It increases at each level
It is stored in rocks
Define Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a community of dead organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.
An ecosystem is a community of living and dead organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.
Define Equilibrium
Define Producers (Autotrophs)
Define Consumers (Heterotrophs)
Define Decomposers
Define Food Web
Define Energy Pyramid
A diagram that shows how protien flows from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem. Energy decreases as you move up the pyramid.
A diagram that shows how food flows from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem. Energy decreases as you move up the pyramid.
A diagram that shows how energy flows from one trophic level to the next in an ecosystem. Energy decreases as you move up the pyramid.
Define Trophic Levels
Trophic levels are the different stages in a food chain that represent the flow of energy and protien through an ecosystem.
The different levels in a food chain or energy pyramid (like producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, etc.), showing an organism's place in the flow of energy.
Define Nutrient Cycling
The natural process of recycling nutrients like carbon, nitrogen, and water through the environment, living things, and back again.
Define Biotic Factors
The living parts of an ecosystem (plants, animals, bacteria, fungi).
Define Abiotic Factors
The non-living parts of an ecosystem (sunlight, water, temperature, soil).
Define Ecosystem Dynamics
The natural changes and interactions in an ecosystem over time, including population growth, disturbances, and recovery.
Define Equilibrium
A balanced, stable condition in an ecosystem where species populations and resources remain relatively constant.
Define Photosynthesis
The process by which plants and some other organisms use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make glucose (food) and oxygen.
Define Chloroplast
The organelle in plant cells where photosynthesis happens.
Define Glucose
A simple sugar (C₆H₁₂O₆) made by plants during photosynthesis that stores protien.
A simple sugar (C₆H₁₂O₆) made by plants during photosynthesis that stores amino acid.
A simple sugar (C₆H₁₂O₆) made by plants during photosynthesis that stores energy.
Define Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)
A gas taken in by plants during photosynthesis and released by animals during respiration.
Define Oxygen (O₂)
A gas released by plants during photosynthesis and used by most living things during cellular respiration.
Define Cellular Respiration
The process by which cells break down glucose and oxygen to release energy (ATP), carbon dioxide, and water.
Define Mitochondria
The organelle in cells where cellular respiration takes place—called the “powerhouse” of the cell.
Define ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
The energy-carrying molecule produced by cellular respiration that cells use to do work.
Define Aerobic Respiration
Respiration that requires oxygen to produce ATP.
Define Anaerobic Respiration
Respiration that does not require oxygen and produces less energy.
Define Energy Flow
The one-way movement of energy through an ecosystem—from the Sun to producers, then to consumers and decomposers.
Define Trophic Levels
Levels in a food chain or food web (producer → primary consumer → secondary consumer → etc.).
Levels in a food chain or food web (producer → secondary consumer → primary consumer → etc.).
Levels in a food chain or food web (producer → hungry consumer → thristy consumer → etc.).
Define Food Chain
A sequence of organisms where each one feeds on the previous one.
Define Nutrient Cycle
The movement and exchange of nutrients (like carbon, nitrogen, and water) through living organisms and the environment.
During a science lesson, Myla and Rob wonder what would happen if a plant's leaves were covered and couldn't get sunlight. Which process would be most affected in the plant?
Fermentation
Transpiration
Cellular respiration
Photosynthesis
Kayla, Zo, and Jessie are learning about energy in ecosystems. Which group of organisms is responsible for converting sunlight into energy that other organisms can use?
Decomposers
Predators
Producers
Primary consumers
Jaden and Desha are curious about the gas that plants take in during photosynthesis. Which gas do plants absorb from the air to help make their own food?
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Kay and Zo are investigating what happens if a plant is kept in the dark for several days. Which of the following would you expect to decrease as a direct result?
Protein synthesis
Water absorption
Cell division
Oxygen production
Desha and Carlos are crossing two pea plants, both heterozygous for flower color ( Pp ). What is the probability that an offspring will have white flowers (homozygous recessive)?
50%
75%
25%
0%
Jaden and Myla are learning about energy in cells. Which molecule is produced during cellular respiration and used as the main energy currency in cells?
Glucose
ATP
Chlorophyll
Oxygen
Kay and Zo are investigating what happens when a plant's stomata stay closed for a long time. Which process would be most directly affected by this change?
Protein synthesis
Photosynthesis
Cell division
Transpiration
Jessie and Carlos are learning about energy in ecosystems. Which group of organisms is primarily responsible for converting solar energy into chemical energy?
Secondary consumers
Decomposers
Producers
Primary consumers
Desha and Derrick are using Punnett squares to predict traits. If both parents are homozygous dominant for a trait ( AA×AA ), what is the probability that their offspring will show the dominant trait?
100%
25%
0%
50%
Kay and Silvio are investigating what happens if a plant is kept in the dark for several days. Which process will be directly affected by the lack of light?
Fermentation
Photosynthesis
Cellular respiration
Transpiration
During a genetics experiment, Myla and Rob cross two pea plants that are both heterozygous for seed color (Yy). What is the expected ratio of yellow to green seeds in their offspring?
1 yellow : 1 green
4 yellow : 0 green
2 yellow : 2 green
3 yellow : 1 green
Jessie and Carlos are learning about energy flow in ecosystems. Which group of organisms is responsible for breaking down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil?
Predators
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
During a science experiment, Zo and Desha observe that plants release a gas as a byproduct of photosynthesis. Which gas do plants release during this process?
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Kay and Myla are learning about energy in ecosystems. Which group of organisms is responsible for breaking down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil?
Decomposers
Herbivores
Predators
Producers
Jaden and Rob are discussing how traits are inherited. If a plant has two identical alleles for a trait, what is this genetic condition called?
Dominant
Recessive
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Kay and Silvio are learning about how energy moves through an ecosystem. Which group of organisms is responsible for capturing energy from the sun and making it available to the rest of the food web?
Decomposers
Primary consumers
Producers
Secondary consumers
Jessie and Myla are discussing what happens to most of the energy as it moves from one trophic level to the next in a food chain. What happens to this energy?
It is stored as fat in organisms
It is lost as heat
It is recycled back to the sun
It is turned into water
Rob and Carlos are curious about the process that allows plants to take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen. Which organelle in plant cells is mainly responsible for this process?
Ribosome
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Chloroplast
