Food Chain and Food Web

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Name ________________________________

Ecology and Ecosystems TEST


Matching

1. _________ biotic factors a. an environment and all of


the living things that it
supports

2. _________ carbon cycle b. an organism that can


capture energy and store it
as food

3. _________ ecosystem c. an organism that gets


energy by eating other
organisms

4. _________ producer d. consists of two processes:


photosynthesis and
respiration

5. _________ consumer e. the living organisms in an


ecosystem

True or False- If the statement is true, write true. If the


statement is false, change the underlined words to make
the statement true.

6. Microscopic bacteria, worms, and fungi are examples of some


producers in a food web.

7. The biotic factors in an ecosystem include things like


temperature, available sunlight, and soil.

8. A food web only shows a single path of energy transfer as


animals eat each other.
9. Ecology is the study of how living things interact with each
other and their environment.

10. Evaporation and condensation are the two main


processes that make up the water cycle.

Fill in the blank

11. Photosynthesis is the process of producers absorbing


____________________________ and releasing _________________
into the air.

12. All energy needed by living things in an ecosystem comes


from ____________________.

13. A ______________________ is a consumer that feeds on dead


organisms.

Create a food chain consisting of a producer, a primary


consumer, and a secondary consumer.

14. 15. 16.


Short Answer

17. What are some of the abiotic factors in a desert that would
make it difficult for many species to survive there?

18. How do trees affect abiotic factors such as soil and the air?

19. Explain the water cycle.

20. How does a diverse diet help an organism survive?


Use the food web shown above to answer the following
questions.

1. Name 3 primary consumers in this food web.

2. Describe one way that the energy stored in the leaves of a


tree can get to a snake.

3. Explain how the food web would be affected if an infection or


virus wiped out almost the entire salamander population.

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