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