Biomes
Food Webs
Producers, Consumers, & Decomposers
Vocabulary
Ecosystem
100
A _________ biome is a cold, dry treeless area. a) grassland b) coniferous forest c) rainforest d) tundra
What is d) tundra
100
The level of the food chain with the most energy contains _____________. a) omnivores b) herbivores c) decomposers d) producers
What is d) producers
100
_________ break down waste material and dead animals to get energy. a) consumers b) decomposers c) prey d) producers
What is b) decomposers
100
Different populations that live together in an area a) Abiotic Factor b) Community c) Food Web d) Biotic Factor
What is b) Community
100
The role of producers in an ecosystem is to: a) convert the sun’s energy into energy stored as food b) eat other living organisms for energy c) convert other organisms into energy d) break down dead waste
What is a) convert the sun’s energy into energy stored as food
200
The ____________ contains the largest number of species of any biome. a) taiga b) deciduous forest c) rainforest d) grassland
What is c) rainforest
200
A food web shows the flow of ___________ through an ecosystem. a) consumers b) energy c) populations d) food
What is b) energy
200
All of the following are producers except _____________. a) cow b) wheat c) rose d) tree
What is a) cow
200
An example of an abiotic factor is ___________. a) a producer b) a consumer c) water d) decomposer
What is c) water
200
Which of the following is a living component of an ecosystem? a) water b) oxygen c) grass d) rocks
What is c) grass
300
The __________ biome has trees that lose their leaves every fall. a) taiga b) deciduous forest c) rainforest d) desert
What is b) deciduous forest
300
What non-living factor is the primary energy source in most food webs? a) plants b) the sun c) consumers d) producers
What is b) the sun
300
Decomposers are usually a) Fungi and bacteria b) Fungi and plants c) Animals and plants d) Bacteria and animals
What is a) Fungi and bacteria
300
A herbivore is an organism that eats _____________. a) only plants b) animals c) both plants and animals d) only on odd days of the week
What is a) only plants
300
Most of the nutrients within an ecosystem are recycled and returned to the environment by the direct activities of organisms known as _____. a) producers b) consumers c) scavengers d) decomposers
What is d) decomposers
400
_____________ is the driest biome on Earth. a) taiga b) deciduous forest c) grassland d) desert
What is d) desert
400
A new species of fish has added another _____________ to the lake's food web. a) producer b) decomposer c) consumer d) none of the above
What is c) consumer
400
Decomposers a) convert the sun’s energy into energy stored as food b) convert other organisms into energy c) eat other living organisms for energy d) break down dead waste
What is d) break down dead waste
400
Living things in the environment a) Abiotic Factor b) Community c) Food Web d) Biotic Factor
What is d) Biotic Factor
400
The word “ecosystem” refers to: a) the physical environment including nonliving things b) living organisms c) both a and b d) living organism in the laboratory
What is c) both a and b
500
This biome contains evergreen trees that have needles as leaves. a) taiga b) coniferous forest c) deciduous forest d) grassland
What is b) coniferous forest
500
Series of overlapping food chains a) Abiotic Factor b) Community c) Food Web d) Biotic Factor
What is c) Food Web
500
Which of the following photosynthesize? a) producers b) decomposers c) consumers d) omnivores
What is a) producers
500
Which of the following is a population? a) all of the animals in the same species b) all of the ponds frogs that live in a specific pond c) all of the species of plants and animals that live in a forest d) all of the living and nonliving things in an ecosystem
What is b) all of the ponds frogs that live in a specific pond
500
The main reason some introduced species survive and overpopulate an area is that: a) there are often no natural predators in the area b) there is often not enough food for other organisms c) most organisms can survive in new habitats d) people feed them
What is a) there are often no natural predators in the area