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