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Unit B Chapter 5 Lesson 2


Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
The overlapping food chains in a community are called
a.
energy pyramids.
b.
nutrient cycles.
c.
energy cycles.
d.
food webs.
 

 2. 
A living thing that hunts other living things for food is a
a.
prey.
b.
scavenger.
c.
producer.
d.
predator.
 

 3. 
An animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals is a
a.
predator.
b.
scavenger.
c.
decomposer.
d.
producer.
 

 4. 
The original source of energy in an ecosystem is the
a.
Sun.
b.
plants.
c.
water.
d.
small animals.
 

 5. 
The path of food from one organism to another is called a
a.
food web.
b.
nutrient cycle.
c.
food chain.
d.
food pyramid.
 

 6. 
An animal that eats only other animals is a(n)
a.
predator.
b.
carnivore.
c.
scavenger.
d.
omnivore.
 

 7. 
An animal that eats both plants and animals is a(n)
a.
omnivore.
b.
herbivore.
c.
decomposer.
d.
carnivore.
 

 8. 
A living thing that is hunted for food is
a.
a predator.
b.
a decomposer.
c.
a scavenger.
d.
prey.
 

 9. 
Organisms that use the Sun’s energy to make their own food are called
a.
herbivores.
b.
producers.
c.
consumers.
d.
phototropes
 

 10. 
Organisms that cannot make their own food are called
a.
abiotic factors.
b.
producers.
c.
consumers.
d.
parasites.
 

 11. 
Organisms that break down dead matter into substances that can be used by producers are called
a.
scavengers.
b.
producers.
c.
consumers.
d.
decomposers.
 

 12. 
In an energy pyramid, where are plants located?
a.
at the middle
b.
at the bottom
c.
at the top
d.
on the same level as cows
 

 13. 
The level of the energy pyramid with the most organisms is the
a.
top.
b.
middle.
c.
bottom.
d.
they are all the same.
 



 
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