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