MATTER AND ENERGY - Quiz Questions

1) All producers make their own food. To make their own food they use a process
called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis uses which of the following ingredients

A. water, sunlight, soil
B. water, air, sunlight
C. water, sunlight, carbon dioxide
D. water, soil, air

2) Which of the following is an example of a 1) decomposer, 2) producer, and
3) a consumer?
A. 1) mold, 2) cricket, 3) fungi
B. 1) grass, 2) cricket, 3) spider
C. 1) frog, 2) spider, 3) fly
D. 1) mushroom, 2) grass, 3) cricket

3) Which statement best describes how energy is transformed during
photosynthesis?

A. plants take in chemical energy and change it to heat energy
B. plants take in light energy and change it to chemical energy in the form of
food
C. plants take in heat energy and change it to light energy
D. plants take in chemical energy and change it to light energy

4) All energy in ecosystems comes from:

A. the sun
B, the producers
C. the heat
D. the water

5) Which of the following choices represents two consumers?

A. grass and grasshopper
B. rabbit and dog
C. mushroom and frog
D. turtle and flower

6) Which of the following groups of are examples of carnivores?

A. humans, tigers, hyenas
B. lions, giraffes, frogs
C. spiders, pigs, raccoons
D. wolves, tigers, cheetahs

7) Which of the following statements best describes a decomposer?

A. they only eat producers they are biotic
B. they consume other biotic things for energy
C. they break down dead material
D. they eat both plants and animals

8) What is the process called in which producers make their own food?

A. the oxygen and carbon dioxide cycle
B. photosynthesis
C. producers
D. abiotic

9) Short Answer: Describe what an omnivore is, then give one example




10) Using the figure above, what do the arrows represent?

A. water evaporating
B. photosynthesis
C. energy being transferred
D. offspring

11) True or False: Animals breathe in carbon dioxide.

12) True or False: Energy is passed through a food chain, from producers to
consumers

13) True or False: There is more energy at the top of an energy pyramid.

14) More complex, interconnected food chains create a _____________.

15) What are some examples of matter cycles throughout our atmosphere?