Ecosystems
Food chains
Food Webs
Terrariums
Energy Pyramids
100

What is an ecosystem?

a. Only a group of animals that are the same species.

b. Only soil, water, air and sunlight

c. All the living and non living things that interact in an area.

c. All the living and non living things that interact in an area.

100

Look at this food chain and tell which organism is an herbivore.

Grasshopper

100

In this food web what are the two producers?

berries and plantains

100

Name one producer in our terrariums.

grass, radish, birdseed or leek

100

Where are the producers on an energy pyramid?

At the bottom.

200

What does biotic mean?

a. Living things in an ecosystem.

b. Non-living things in an ecosystem.

a. Living things in an ecosystem.

200

Look at this food chain and tell which organism is a carnivore.

Frog or snake or hawk are all correct.

200

In this food web name one herbivore.

rabbit, grasshopper, greenfly, butterfly, titmouse or mouse
200

Name one decomposer in our terrarium.

mealworm or earthworm

200

What do primary consumers eat?

producers

300

Give an example of an ABIOTIC factor (non-living) in an ecosystem.

Any of these are correct:

sunlight

rocks 

air 

temperature

300

Look at the food chain and tell which organism is the decomposer. 

Bacteria, fungi or worms

300

In this food web, which two organisms would be the apex predators?

Buzzard and fox

300

What part of the producers in your terrarium were holding the soil together?

the roots

300

What does tertiary consumer mean? 

a. first level consumer

b. second level consumer

c. third level consumer

c. third level consumer

400

Is water a biotic factor or abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

Abiotic

400

Which organism in this food chain is a producer? 

a. grass  b. grasshopper c. frog d. snake e. eagle

a. grass

400

In this food web name a secondary consumer?


Buzzard, fox, frog, snake, or ladybug

400

Why is it important to add decomposers to a terrarium?

Answers may vary: They break down dead organic matter (plants and animals) and recycling nutrients back into the soil which can then be used by plants.

400

Which level consumer gets the most amount of energy?

a. primary consumer

b. secondary consumer

c. tertiary consumer

a. primary consumer

500

Explain the difference between a producer and a consumer in an ecosystem.

Answers will vary but a producer is any plant that uses photosynthesis to make its own food for energy and a consumer eats other things like plants and animals to get its energy.

500

Which organism is the apex predator?

Eagle

500

In this food web name a tertiary consumer. 

dragonfly, titmouse, snake, or buzzard

500

What does terra- mean in the word terrarium?

Earth or land

500

Which organism has the least amount of energy available?

Tertiary consumer or apex predator

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