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