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This document contains an ecology worksheet with questions about various ecology concepts for lower secondary science students. It includes multiple choice and structured questions about topics like food chains, energy transfer between trophic levels, habitat factors, and the impacts of overfishing. The questions assess understanding of key relationships between abiotic and biotic factors, population fluctuations, and energy flow within ecosystems.

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Ecosystem WS3

This document contains an ecology worksheet with questions about various ecology concepts for lower secondary science students. It includes multiple choice and structured questions about topics like food chains, energy transfer between trophic levels, habitat factors, and the impacts of overfishing. The questions assess understanding of key relationships between abiotic and biotic factors, population fluctuations, and energy flow within ecosystems.

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[Lower Secondary Science]- Ecology

Name ______________________________ Class ____________ Date ______________

Ecology

SECTION A MCQ [5 marks]

1. The following diagram shows the relationship between the populations of rabbits and
foxes.

population
rabbits

foxes

year

What can you infer from the graph?


A The population of rabbits is dependent on the availability of grass
B A decrease in fox population causes an increase in rabbit population
C Rabbits are the main source of food for foxes
D The physical factors in the habitat are constantly changing
( )

2. An organism that lives in the desert would require this adaptation to survive:
A being nocturnal
B hibernating during droughts
C ability to conserve water
D ability to move very quickly
( )

3. Which of these organisms in the following food web are secondary consumers?

mountain lion
owl

deer
shrew
insect
grass

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A insect, owl
B shrew, mountain lion
C deer, shrew
D insect, deer
( )
4. The following diagram indicates the energy flow through an ecosystem.

3 4
sun producers primary secondary
1 consumers consumers
2

Which arrow represents the largest amount of energy lost to the ecosystem, and the
smallest amount of energy transferred between organisms?

Largest energy Smallest energy transfer


loss
A 3 1
B 3 2
C 4 1
D 4 2
( )

5. Organisms require habitats to provide them with _______________.


I food, minerals and water
II shelter and protection from predators
III a place to rest
IV a place to breed

A I, II and III only


B I,III and IV only
C I, II and IV only
D All of the above
( )

SECTION B Structured Questions [10 marks]

6. List 3 factors that affect a habitat and describe how they affect the organisms living
within the habitat.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
[3]

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7. Draw a food chain consisting of 4 trophic level.


[3]

a) How is energy is lost to the environment from one trophic level to the next?

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
[2]

b) Explain the role of decomposers in the food chain.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________
[2]

SECTION C Free Response Question [5 marks]

8. The following is an example of a food chain found in a marine ecosystem.

plankton krill fish seal

Explain the consequences of over-fishing. [5]

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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