- 1. An organisms that breaks down dead and decaying matter is called a _____.
A) herbivore B) omnivore C) decomposer D) predator
- 2. An animal that eats only plants for food is called a _____.
A) vegivore B) herbivore C) carnivore D) omnivore
- 3. An animal that eats both plants and animals is called a _____.
A) decomposer B) carnivore C) omnivore D) hungry
- 4. An animal that eats both omnivores and herbivores
A) producer B) omnivore C) herbivore D) carnivore
- 5. Many food chains that are linked together are called a ________________.
A) food circles B) food string C) food web D) food link
- 6. Which of the following is a producer?
A) algae B) cricket C) fish D) spider
- 7. An example of an omnivore would be a ___________________.
A) cat B) bear C) praying mantis D) wolf
- 8. The animal that is hunted by a predator is called a _____.
A) predator B) producer C) prey D) consumer
- 9. An example of an herbivore would be a ______________.
A) spider B) rabbit C) worm D) lion
- 10. An example of a decomposer would be a ____________________.
A) a bird B) a tree C) a person D) worm
- 11. The living parts in an ecosystem are called
A) biotic factors B) fossils C) ecology D) abiotic factors
- 12. The direction an arrow faces in a food chain points to the direction the ______ is moving.
A) energy B) organism C) lethargy D) detris
- 13. The nonliving parts in an ecosystem are called the _____.
A) ecology B) producers C) biotic factors D) abiotic factors
- 14. Carnivore that hunts for its food is called a _____.
A) consumer B) prey C) producer D) predator
- 15. Organisms that make their own food for energy are called _____.
A) consumers B) herbivores C) producers D) carnivores
- 16. Organisms that cannot make their own food and get energy from other organisms are called _____.
A) consumers B) plants C) producers D) vegivores
- 17. The straight path in which energy is passed from the sun, to producer, to consumers is called a _____.
A) food chain B) food line C) food highway D) food web
- 18. The living and nonliving factors in an environment and all their interactions are called its _____.
A) ecology B) community C) food web D) ecosystem
- 19. An important abiotic factor that means the typical weather pattern in an environment is called its _____.
A) heat B) temperature C) climate D) precipitation
- 20. All the members of a species that live in an ecosystem are called a _____.
A) population B) community C) species D) kingdom
- 21. All of the populations in an ecosystem are called a _____.
A) kingdom B) community C) habitat D) population
- 22. The home of an organism within an ecosystem is called its _____.
A) habitat B) house C) community D) pond
- 23. As nutritional energy passes through the food chain, energy is _____.
A) increases then decreases B) remains the same C) gained D) lost
- 24. If a person eats a steak (from a cow), the person is acting as a _____.
A) primary consumer B) quaternary consumer C) secondary consumer D) tertiary consumer
- 25. A bear that eats a fish that ate bugs that ate algae is a _____.
A) primary consumer B) tertiary consumer C) secondary consumer D) primary producer
|