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Use the food web above to answer the fill in the chart on your answer sheet.
Organism
1. Grass
2. Grasshopper
3. Mouse
4. Mountain Lion
5. Raspberry Bush
6. Owl
7. Snake
8. Fox
9. Bird
10. Rabbit
Producer or
Consumer
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Feeding Role
Trophic Level(s)
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11. Which of the following is a true statement?
A
The fox feeds at the first trophic level.
B
The snake feeds at the second trophic level.
C
The mice feed at the third trophic level.
D
The herbivores feed at the first trophic level.
12. What is the relationship between the owl and the snake?
A
Predator – Prey
B
Herbivore – Carnivore
C
Parasite – Host
D
Consumer – Producer
13. What is the relationship between the mouse and the grass?
A
Competition
B
Herbivore – Carnivore
C
Parasite – Host
D
Consumer – Producer
14. Which combination shows a correct food chain in this web?
A
owl snake  mouse  grass
B
grass  bird  shrew
C
grass  mouse  fox  mountain lion
D
mouse  fox  rabbit  mountain lion
15. Which of the following organisms is an herbivore?
A
spider
B
bird
C
shrew
D
snake
16. Which of the following organisms is at the second trophic level?
A
snake
B
rabbit
C
shrew
D
fox
17. Which of the following organisms is a secondary consumer?
A
grass
B
rabbit
C
mountain lion
D
snake
18. How many organisms in this food web can feed at the fourth trophic level?
A
one
B
two
C
three
D
four
19. According to the food web, which of the following statements is correct?
A
Owls eat snakes, birds, and spiders.
B
Owls eat mice and rabbits.
C
Birds eat grass and grasshoppers.
D
Mice eat foxes and owls.
20. The producers in this food web include which of the following animals?
A
grass
B
grasshoppers only
C
grasshoppers and mice only
D
grasshoppers, mice and rabbits only
Directions: Use the following food chain to answer the next three questions.
algae
minnow
trout
heron
21. In the food chain above, the order of the organisms can best be described as
A
producer, carnivore, first order consumer, second order consumer
B
producer, herbivore, second order consumer, third order consumer
C
herbivore, first order consumer, second order consumer, scavenger
D
herbivore, second order consumer, third order consumer, scavenger
22. What percentage of the trout’s energy is passed to the heron?
A
100%
B
10%
C
1%
D
0.1%
23. In the food chain above, energy flows from
A
algae to minnows.
B
trout to minnows.
C
herons to trout.
D
trout to algae.
24. Trout are usually found in cool, swift-moving bodies of water like streams and rivers.
According to this information, the streams can be considered
A
abiotic factors.
B
biotic factors.
C
growth factors.
D
limiting factors.
Directions: Use the graphs below to answer questions 25-27
25. In the graph A above, the paramecia in the investigation would best be described as
A
competitors.
B
predators.
C
prey
D
producers
26. Which of the graphs represents a population in an area with unlimited resources?
A
Graph A
B
Graph B
C
Graph C
D
Graph D
27. In graph B the S-curve indicates
A
biotic potential.
B
carrying capacity.
C
exponential growth.
D
predator-prey relationships.
Directions: Use the diagram below to answer the following questions:
D
C
V
B
A
28. At each trophic level, the energy stored in the organisms in that level is
A
less than the level below it.
B
greater than the level below it.
C
the same amount as the level below it.
D
the same amount as the level above it.
29. Level “B is composed of
A
carnivores.
B
omnivores.
C
herbivores.
D
producers.
30. Which of the following is the biotic factor?
A
water
B
bacteria
C
sunlight
D
soil
NAME: ____________________________
ANSWER SHEET – Ecology Quiz #1
Organism
Producer or Consumer
NicheFeeding Role
1. Grass
2. Grasshopper
3. Mouse
4. Mountain Lion
5. Raspberry Bush
6. Owl
7. Snake
8. Fox
9. Bird
10. Rabbit
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21.
12.
12.
22.
13.
13.
23.
14.
14.
24.
15.
15.
25.
16.
16.
26.
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27.
18.
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28.
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29.
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30.
PERIOD: _______
Trophic Level(s)