Merryland International School

Department of Biology grade-6

Ecology work sheet-2

1. Write the name of the given organisms to appropriate place in the table in order to
classify them which are producers, herbivore, carnivore, omnivores, detritivore and
decomposers.

Consumers

producers Herbivore Carnivore Omnivore Detritivores

Decomposer
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2. For each biome, fill in arrows that trace the transfer of energy from the sun to a top
predator. Label the producer(s) and each order consumer color all the parts of the
chain.

3. a. If a disease strikes the snakes the snake population in the food chain shown,
what will happen to the populations of hawks?

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b. What would happen in the food chain if there were suddenly less rabbit?

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4. In the food web, if the population of grasshoppers increased. What would be a result?

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5. Write these food chains in the correct order. Then write the name of one producer, one
predator and one prey in each food chain.
6. The diagram shows a simple food web

(i) Name one producer in this food web

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(ii) Name three herbivore in this food web

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(iii) Name three carnivore in this food web

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(iv) Which animal is the prey of the frog?

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(v) Which animal is a predator of the snake?

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(vi) What are eaten by the vulture?

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(vii) What are tertiary consumers in the food web?

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