Parts of a Food Chain
Food Webs and Chains
Succession and Healthy Ecosystems
Cycles of Earth
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
100
A _______________ makes its own energy and begins the food chain.
producer
100
Of the following, which is the correct sequence for the flow of energy in a food chain?
1. consumers, decomposers, producers
2. producers, consumers, decomposers
3. consumers, producers, decomposers
4. decomposers, producers, consumers
2. producers, consumers, decomposers
100
What sphere of Earth do all living things belong to?
Biosphere
100
What does the word combustion mean?
burning
100
Only plants will preform this process.
Photosynthesis
200
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is called a __________.
consumer
200
What is a single pathway in which energy and nutrients are passed between living organisms?
food chain
200
What is the name given to the sphere on Earth that contains all of the water (including oceans, lakes, ice, clouds)?
Hydrosphere
200
The Earth's atmosphere acts like a _________, warming up the Earth.
greenhouse
200
Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
300
What do you call an organism that breaks down dead and decaying organisms?
Decomposers
300
What do you call a collection of food chains that interact with one another?
food web
300
What are the two main forms of aquatic biomes?
Freshwater and Marine
300
What form is Carbon most likely found in, in our atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide
300
What is produced during photosynthesis?
Glucose and oxygen
400
A type of consumer that eats primary consumers is called ____________.
secondary consumer
400
In what direction are the arrows pointing in a food web/food chain?
The direction the energy is flowing
400
Does the following image show primary or secondary succession?
Primary
400
True or False
We need some greenhouse gases to live.
True
400
What is produced during cellular respiration?
Water, carbon dioxide and energy (ATP)
500
What gives producers the energy they need?
The sun
500
The grasshopper has been wiped out by a disease. How would this affect the other organisms in this ecosystem? Give 2 examples. 
- Frog has less food and may die out
- Bird has less food and may die out
- Less is eating the bushes/moss, meaning that will increase.
- If frogs and/or birds die out the snake will lose part of its food source
etc.
500
What type of succession occurs after a major disturbance like a flood or human activity such as farming and construction?
Secondary succession
500
How do humans impact the carbon cycle? Name 2.
Burning fossil fuels
Deforestation
500
Where does photosynthesis take place?
Chloroplast (chlorophyll absorbs the sunlight)
600
What is the proper name for third level consumers?
tertiary consumers
600
Why is a food web more useful than a food chain?
Various answers but one example:
Food web shows more connections and a more realistic picture of the organisms within an ecosystem.
600
Name 3 ways we can check to see if an ecosystem is healthy.
Biodiversity
Air quality
Water quality
Soil heath
600
Around how much of the atmosphere is made up of nitrogen?
78%
600
Where does cellular respiration take place?
Mitochondria