Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________ Cohort: _________ Favorite Decomposer: _________________ CHECKOUT 18 POINTS QUESTIONS EARNED/POINTS PERCENTAGE POSSIBLE LIFE SCIENCES- ECOLOGY 1. CODE/STANDARD REFLECTION 80% Mastery Yes or No 2. SPI 0607.2.1 Classify organisms as producers, consumers, scavengers, or decomposers according to their role in a food chain or food web. 3. /5 4. 5. 6. 80% Mastery Yes or No 7. SPI 0607.2.2 Interpret how materials and energy are transferred through an ecosystem. 8. /5 9. 10. TOTAL 10 /10 1 Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________ Cohort: _________ Favorite Decomposer: _________________ 2 Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________ Cohort: _________ Favorite Decomposer: _________________ SPI 0607.2.1 Classify organisms as producers, consumers, scavengers, or decomposers according to their role in a food chain or food web. 1. A grassland food web is shown below. Which organism in this food web is a primary consumer? A. B. C. D. Snake Insect Toad Grass 2. A lioness hunts a zebra. After the lioness is done feeding, the hyenas consume the remaining meat. Which describes the role of the hyenas in this situation? A. B. C. D. scavenger predator decomposer producer 3 Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________ Cohort: _________ Favorite Decomposer: _________________ 3. Which organisms are most important for adding nutrients to the soil? A. B. C. D. decomposers consumers scavengers producers 4. A feeding diagram is shown below. Which of these best describes the role of the phytoplankton in this feeding diagram? A. B. C. D. consumer decomposer prey producer 5. Who is only a predator in the feeding diagram above? A. B. C. D. Phytoplankton Zooplankton Fish Shark 4 Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________ Cohort: _________ Favorite Decomposer: _________________ SPI 0607.2.2 Interpret how materials and energy are transferred through an ecosystem. 6. An energy pyramid shows how energy flows through a community. The shape shows how the amount of energy available to the next level decreases. Which level of the pyramid must contain producers? A. B. C. D. Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 5 Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________ Cohort: _________ Favorite Decomposer: _________________ 7. The diagram below shows a food chain. Which statement correctly describes energy flow through this food chain? A. B. C. D. The snake receives energy from the owl. The thistle receives energy from the caterpillar. The caterpillar receives energy from the frog. The frog receives energy from the caterpillar. 8. Which process begins the transfer of materials and energy throughout any ecosystem? A. B. C. D. metamorphosis growth photosynthesis reproduction 9. Orca whale, penguins, fish, zooplankton, and phytoplankton are some organisms found in an Antarctic ecosystem. Which is the correct order for energy transfer in this ecosystem? A. B. C. D. Zooplankton, phytoplankton, fish, penguin, and orca whale Fish, penguins, orca whale, phytoplankton, and zooplankton Orca whale, fish, penguins, zooplankton, and phytoplankton Phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish, penguins, and orca whale 10. The soil in a deciduous forest typically contains many nutrients and supports the growth of various plants. Which statement explains why the soil is so nutrient rich? A. B. C. D. The soil is high in organic matter from decomposers. The daily rainfall adds minerals to the soil. The temperature of the soil is perfect for plants to grow. The amount of sunlight the soil gets is perfect for plants. 6