Ecosystem Energy Adapted Quiz
ELL Support Edition Life Science • Grade 6–8
Ecosystem Energy Adapted Quiz
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Word Bank: Words You Need to Know
Producer A living thing that makes its own food from sunlight (e.g., green plant).
Consumer A living thing that eats other organisms to get energy (e.g., deer, wolf).
Decomposer A living thing that breaks down dead plants/animals (e.g., mushroom, worm).
Herbivore An animal that eats only plants for energy.
Carnivore An animal that eats only other animals (meat).
Energy Flow How energy moves through a food chain (shown by arrow →).
1 Part 1: Match the Word to Its Meaning
4 points
Directions: Read each definition. Write the correct letter (A, B, C, or D) on the line.
1. An animal that eats only green plants.
2. An organism that creates its own food.
3. An animal that eats only other animals.
4. An organism that recycles dead matter.
A. Carnivore
B. Herbivore
C. Decomposer
D. Producer
2 Part 2: Read the Diagram & Choose the Best Answer
6 points
Look at this food chain carefully:
☀️
Sun
Energy Source
→
🌱
Grass
Producer
→
🦗
Grasshopper
Primary Consumer
→
🐸
Frog
Secondary Consumer
→
🦅
Hawk
Top Predator
Tip: The arrow (→) means "gives energy to".
5. Where does the grass get its energy to make food?
A From the grasshopper
B From the sun
C From the hawk
D From the frog
6. What role does the grasshopper have in this food chain?
A It is a producer
B It is a decomposer
C It is a herbivore consumer
D It is a carnivore predator
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Ecosystem Energy Adapted Quiz
Application & Written Explanations
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3 Part 3: Classify the Living Things
4 points
Directions: Choose the correct group from this box: Producer • Herbivore • Carnivore • Decomposer
Organism & What It Eats
Role / Group
Why? (Simplified Reason)
🍄
Mushroom Breaks down rotting wood
Recycles nutrients back into the soil.
🌳
Oak Tree Uses sunlight to make sugars
Makes its own food using sunlight.
🐰
Rabbit Eats grass, clover, and plants
Gets energy by eating only green plants.
🐺
Wolf Hunts and eats deer and rabbits
Gets energy by eating other animals (meat).
4 Part 4: Explain Your Thinking (Use the Sentence Frames)
6 points
Directions: Complete the sentences below. Fill in each blank line to explain your answer.
Food Chain Cause & Effect: Imagine all the grasshoppers disappear. What will happen to the frogs?
Sentence Frame: Fill in each blank line
If grasshoppers disappear, the frog population will
because the frogs will have less to eat.
To survive, the remaining frogs must .
Ecosystem Recycling: Why are decomposers (like mushrooms) important to plants in an ecosystem?
Sentence Frame: Fill in each blank line
Decomposers are important because they break down
This returns healthy nutrients back into the .
Then, green plants can use these nutrients to .
Student Self-Check:
I used the Word Bank
I completed the sentences
I checked my answers
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