SMT.

SULOCHANADEVI SINGHANIA SCHOOL, THANE

STD VIII/ WORKSHEET 1 – ECOSYSTEMS

Name : ___________________ Div - _________ Roll No. _____________

1. Differentiate between –
a) Food chain and food web (Definition).

e
b) Food consumers and food producers (Mode of nutrition).

an
c) Sunlight and plants (Category).
d) Herbivores and autotrophs (Trophic level to which they belong).

Th
2. Following are the directions to solve the the questions given below –

,
ol
Choose the correct option –

ho
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.

Sc
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation for A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false and R is true. ia
an

i) Assertion (A) : Producers are known as autotrophs in the ecosystem.

h

Reason (R) : Solar energy is the basic source of energy for all trophic levels.
ng
Si

ii) Assertion (A) : Decomposers breakdown organic materials.

Reason (R) : A food chain starts with decomposers.
i
d ev

3. Study the picture given and comment on the animal with respect to –
na
ha
oc
ul
t.S
Sm

a) Category according to food they eat.

b) Trophic level to which they belong.
c) Two abiotic components of the ecosystem inhabited by them.
4. In a food chain consisting of snake, insect, grass and frog, assign an appropriate trophic level
to frog.
5. Construct the food web with the following living organisms –
a) Plant, cow, lion, hen, frog, snake, honey bee, hawk.
b) Carrots, grass, groundnuts, rabbit, deer, squirrel, fox, snake and hawk.

6. Give reasons –
a) Soil is the foremost components of the forests and all other ecosystems.

e
b) The number of trophic levels in a food chain are generally two to five.

an
c) The existence of plant life is integral to the continuity and development of most ecosystems.

Th
d) Food web provides more stability to an ecosystem than a food chain.
e) Biotic components of any ecosystem are interdependent on each other.

,
ol
7. Observe the following diagram -

ho
Sc
ia
h an
ng
Si

What do you understand by the given diagram? Write in points.

i
ev

8. Answer the following based on the given food web –

d
na
ha
oc
ul
t.S
Sm

a) Name the producers in the given food web.

b) Name the primary consumers in the given food web.
c) Name the secondary consumers in the given food web.
d) Where does the food web end?
e) Where does the food web start?