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