Interactive multiple-choice quiz: Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

A

An organism that uses energy from the Sun to make its own food.

B

An organism that consumes other animals for energy.

C

An organism that breaks down decaying matter.

D

An organism that eats both plants and animals.

A

They prey on all other organisms.

B

They are not consumed by other organisms.

C

They receive energy directly from the Sun.

D

They break down dead plant and animal matter.

A

Producers

B

Herbivores

C

Decomposers

D

Consumers

A

The amount of energy lost as heat.

B

The direction of energy flow from one organism to another.

C

The physical movement of animals in a habitat.

D

The classification of species as endangered.

A

Carnivore

B

Omnivore

C

Herbivore

D

Producer

A

A single straight line of feeding relationships.

B

A model that shows how multiple food chains in an ecosystem are linked.

C

A list of all animals in a specific forest.

D

A map showing where tigers live in India.

A

Because energy is created by consumers.

B

Because all energy originates from the Sun and moves toward consumers.

C

Because producers do not need energy.

D

Because decomposers return energy to the Sun.

A

Overhunting and competition for food and land.

B

Lack of rainfall for the plants.

C

Animals moving to different countries.

D

Excessive populations of decomposers.

A

Because all species are connected in a complex web of life.

B

Because they provide food for the village.

C

Because tigers are the only animals that can save the forests.

D

Because they are the only producers in their ecosystem.

A

Building more dams and roads in forests.

B

Using science to protect endangered species and their habitats.

C

Finding ways to remove tigers from the wild.

D

Teaching animals how to hunt more efficiently.